Salt Spring is the biggest of the Gulf Islands and we have not yet made the time to explore it fully enough.   We enjoyed our paddling in Ganges Harbor and Long Harbor.   We were impressed by the hiking and camping at Ruckle Park and we enjoyed the hikes on Mount Maxwell, but we have yet to do a dozen or more other spots on this island.   We want to return in good weather because our hiking and paddling on Salt spring has been in marginal (rainy and windy) weather.

The hike up Mount Maxwell was fairly steep and in the forest, but the views from the top were very good.

There are several trail options, with the shortest trail distance of 6km and the longest up to 15km.

We found Ruckle Provincial Park to be a special place.   Whether your choose to hike, paddle, camp, or walk, there is a wide variety of views.  Leave a whole day to explore this area, if you can.    There are 15km of trail here, including 7km of shoreline.

We returned to Salt Spring and did a few more hikes and some paddling.

We have spent time on most of the Gulf Islands.    Our favorites are Pender, Galiano, Mayne, Denman, and Hornby.