S2JJ

Does anyone have any favourite drives near Victoria? Ideally the twistier the road the better.

I like the drive between Sooke and Jordan River. Any other suggestions an hour or two outside of Victoria?

DDonovan

Go past Jordan river all the way to Port Renfrew...take the pacific marine circle and you come out near Lake Cowichan...then back to vic via the malahat...include Cowichan Bay of course.

jamesrdoe

For sure Take Millstream out past the Costco & Western Speedway then take Munn rd to the right then take that for a while and left on Propspect Lake Rd and it will come out on West Saanich. There are a bunch of other roads in there too that are great. In the rain at night or fog less recommended though =)

Another good one is Sooke Rd then take Kangaroo Rd. then take Rocky Point Rd which turns into East Sooke Rd. to Gillespie and that will take you back to Sooke Rd for a nice loop. Alternatively you could take East Sooke Rd. all the way to the end and then come back to Gillespie which has a ton more twisties and is a beautiful drive.

Some of the roads we have should be national treasures. Many of the new ones are just crap though =)

S2JJ

Thanks for the responses. I'll try them out soon.

I used to love the drive up to Nitinat Lake when I had the old Integra. Hwy 18 is a fun road, and the logging roads beyond Lake Cowichan can be a lot of fun if the potholes aren't too big (or if you've memorized where the big potholes are).

West Saanich Road to Willis Point Road to Smokehouse Bay is a fun way to burn some time.

DDonovan

Are you a new owner on the island?

S2JJ

No I'm the "questions from wanna be owner in Victoria" guy.

DDonovan

Ah.