B.C. Ferry (Swartz Bay) to the Aerie
Resort:
(approximately 50 minutes)
As you disembark from the ferry, you will automatically be
heading south towards Victoria on the Patricia Bay Highway
(#17). Follow this highway for approximately 20-25 minutes.
Exit right onto Mackenzie and turn right at the lights. Follow
for appr. 5 minutes. Turn right on Highway #1 (Trans Canada
Highway) Follow Highway #1 for approximately 25 minutes. You
will be on a section of the highway called The Malahat Drive
for the duration of your drive to The Aerie.
Soon after you pass a Petro Canada gas station on your right,
you will see a yellow flashing light (overhead) indicating
the South Shawnigan Lake turnoff. Go past this light. DO NOT
TURN LEFT HERE!!
Be sure to get into the left hand lane. About 500 metres past
this light, you will see a left hand exit lane to Spectacle
Lake Provincial Park. TURN LEFT HERE!
The actual name of the road is Whittaker Road. Whittaker Road
forks. Do not turn left towards Spectacle Lake. Keep to your
right and the road becomes Ebedora Lane. Continue to the end
of this road (about 3 minutes from the highway) and you will
see us at the top of the driveway.
Should you happen to miss the turn off from the highway and
arrive in a community called Mill Bay, just turn around and
drive back about 10 minutes.
From the Aerie Resort to Arbutus
Ridge
(approximately 45 minutes)
Turn left from Maple Street onto Cloverdale Street and follow
it a few blocks to Douglas Street. Turn right onto Douglas
Street and follow it straight for quite some time. It will
become the highway leading you out of town. Follow the highway
over the Malahat drive (approx. 20 miles) and toward Duncan.
You will pass through a small town called Cobble Hill (the
speed limit will be reduced so be careful here). Approximately
2 miles north of Cobble Hill you will come to the intersection
of the Island Highway and Hutchinson Road (it is a light regulated
intersection). Turn right onto Hutchinson Road and follow
the signs to Arbutus Ridge.
Olympic View (approximately 40 minutes):
Turn left from Maple Street onto Cloverdale Street and follow
it a few blocks to Douglas Street. Turn right onto Douglas
Street and follow it straight for quite some time. It will
become the highway leading you out of town. Follow it until
you come to Exit 14 Langford/Highlands. Take the exit. Stay
in the left hand lane and follow the signs South toward Langford.
This route will take you under and then onto the overpass
onto Millstream Road. Follow Millstream all the way to the
very end. It will change names to Veterans Memorial Parkway
and eventually end at a ‘T’ intersection with
Latoria Street -Turn right onto Latoria. The entrance to Olympic
View Golf Club is just around the corner on your left-hand
side.
Bear Mountain (approximately 20
minutes).
Turn left from Maple Street onto Cloverdale Street and follow
it a few blocks to Douglas Street. Turn right onto Douglas
Street and follow it straight for quite some time. It will
become the highway leading you out of town. Follow the highway
to Exit 14 Langford/Highlands. Turn right off the highway
and take the right hand lane onto Mill Stream Road (toward
the Highlands). Continue along Mill Stream Road approximately
five minutes past the Home Depot to Bear Mountain. The entrance
will be on your left hand side.