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Alberni-Clayoquot

Pillar of the Community – Ancient Monarch Cedar loop from Rainforest Reconstruction Zone

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Canada

British Columbia

Alberni-Clayoquot

Pillar of the Community – Ancient Monarch Cedar loop from Rainforest Reconstruction Zone

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Pillar of the Community – Ancient Monarch Cedar loop from Rainforest Reconstruction Zone

00:39

2.55km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve - Long Beach Unit

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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472 m

Pillar of the Community

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pillar of the Community is the oldest tree on Rainforest Trail B; the red cedar is more than 800 years old.

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1.58 km

Rainforest Trail, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Highlight • Trail

RVs and buses are not permitted at the small parking lot on either of the rainforest trails. So, we walk from the Combers Beach parking lot along the ʔapsčiik t̓ašii …

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1.80 km

Seating Area by the Giant Tree

Highlight • Natural

1.82 km

Ancient Monarch is the oldest tree on the Rainforest Trail. The red cedar stands at the northernmost point of Trail A and is approximately 950 years old.
cortescurrents.ca/learning-about-old-growth-on-the-rainforest-trail

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2.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.96 km

332 m

245 m

Surfaces

2.24 km

245 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 17 August

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Comments

June 11, 2025,Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

These rainforests with their gigantic trees never cease to amaze. The giant red cedars take 1,500 years to grow this large. 😃

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February 1, 2024,Ucluelet&Tofino III/IV

Today was Adventure Day, which for us means seeing as much as possible in one day. That's why my assistant planned the day with 4 short hikes.
The first hike took us past a small lighthouse and the rough sea.

Number 2 was used to demonstrate gigantic cedar trees, which are very typical of the island.

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August 28, 2024,Vancouver Island: Rainforest Trail

Two small loops that are connected to each other lead through the rainforest on wooden planks. There is no other way to get into this pristine wilderness. Impressively implemented, it goes up and down, past 800-year-old cedars and over rotten tree trunks.

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September 20, 2025,Rainforest Trail

You do a rainforest hike: of course, when it's raining. 😅 We were very lucky that it poured with rain this afternoon💧💧.

The trail consists of two circular paths on wooden walkways with several steps (the elevation gain is probably right). There are giant trees among them that are more than 800 years old. Sometimes the fallen trees tower several …

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