Family Walks and Hikes is a bestselling series of guidebooks written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs.

The second volume in the Vancouver Island two-volume set brings together a unique selection of walks and hikes for visitors and locals looking for accessible and enjoyable routes in the area between northern Nanaimo and Strathcona Park, including:

• Seal Bay Nature Park / Xwee Xwhya Luq
• Upper Browns River Medicine Bowls
• Royston Ghost Ship Trail
• Trent River Falls
• Lighthouse Country Trail
• Horne Lakes Cave
• Big Qualicum River
• Fossli Park
• Greenmax Anglers’ Trail
• Hole in the Wall
• Alberni Lookout
• Little Qualicum Falls
• Ammonite Falls

Ranging from charmingly easy to moderately challenging, these hikes are all accessible from reliable roads and popular staging areas. In addition, each hike is accompanied by a clear, colourful map, step-by-step directions, and full-colour photographs.

Each route includes:

• detailed directions to trailheads
• colour maps and photographs
• seasonal information
• round-trip distances
• trail commentary
• difficulty ratings

Theo Dombrowski is an artist, writer, kayaker, hiker, mountain biker and skier. He worked in international education for most of his career, primarily at Lester Pearson College, near Victoria, BC. Along with two guidebooks published by RMB | Rocky Mountain Books, Popular Day Hikes 4: Vancouver Island and Seaside Walks on Vancouver Island, he has also worked with Heritage House Publishing as the author of the Secret Beaches series of guidebooks and as the illustrator for two children's books, Quests for Fire: Tales from Many Lands and A Book of Tricksters: Tales from Many Lands. He donates some of the profits from his book projects to charity, principally the Georgia Strait Alliance and Médecins sans frontières (MSF) International. He lives in Nanoose Bay, British Columbia.

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