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Worth the Drive? The Pacific Marine Circle Route

3 min readLast updated July 17, 2026Beginner levelVancouver IslandOfficial-source checked

A 289 km loop from Victoria through Sooke, Port Renfrew and Lake Cowichan: the stop-by-stop highlights, the fuel and cell-service math, and how to time it.

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June 23, 2026

Worth the Drive? The Pacific Marine Circle Route

A 289 km loop from Victoria through Sooke, Port Renfrew and Lake Cowichan: the stop-by-stop highlights, the fuel and cell-service math, and how to time it.

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