I finally rode some of the 26 km Log Train Trail, perhaps the most popular out of Port Alberni, B.C.
Tourist information gave me a map. One of the trailheads is nearby off Mozart road.
The trail’s history dates back to the early 1900s when it was originally constructed as a railway line to service the Bainbridge Mill, which operated from 1917 to 1927. …
Some of the timbers were close to 90 feet long and four feet square, requiring three rail cars for transport. …
When the mill closed the railway was abandoned, only to be re-opened and extended in 1937 when timber rights to the Ash River area, further out the Alberni valley, were purchased by logging giant H.R. MacMillan. …
The railroad was abandoned a final time in 1953 when logging trucks became the preferred mode of transporting the area’s bountiful timber harvests.
… Walkers and hikers, cyclists, equestrians, joggers and mountain bike enthusiasts all make good use of the trail.
Rick McCharles 