InFocus Magazine

The historic One Spot Trail begins at Condensory Road (near Cessford Road) and ends up near the Tsolum River. Development of this natural soil and packed gravel trail was made possible with Comox Valley Regional District funding and the combined efforts of many volunteers from BCH, the Comox Valley Land Trust, The Dove Creek Community Association and the Comox Valley Naturalists Society.

While this may be “one great spot to ride,” this eight-kilometre long trail is actually named after the first locomotive that was used on a railway line constructed here more than 100 years ago. “One Spot” was the nickname for a wood-burning Baldwin steam locomotive that was built in 1909 and used to transport timber from the various logging camps in the region up until 1943. The railway tracks were removed in 1954, after the main logging operations at Headquarters Road were shut down. The land lay dormant for the next five decades. It was officially designated as a multi-use trail in 2008.

While the One Spot Trail was constructed primarily for horseback riding, walking and cycling are also permitted. (ATVs are not.) Interpretive signs along the path describe the past, present and future of the area and offer insight into the beautiful second growth forest through which it travels.

For information on this and other great equestrian-friendly trails throughout British Columbia check the Trail Directory section of the BCH website: www.bchorsemen.org