
VIDEO: Mount Benson provides challenging trek with spectacular views
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series from NanaimoNewsNOW reporter Ian Holmes explores local hikes.
NANAIMO — Over the course of the next week I’ll be on a 135 kilometre hike alongside renowned Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
To conclude a series exploring local hikes as I whip myself into shape, I set out on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 23 to the summit of Mount Benson.
It’s a legendary hike to the top of the 1,000 metre mountain overlooking the Nanaimo and surrounding area. The hike originating from Mount Benson Regional Park involves consistent incline in a forested setting with stunning views.