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At a glance:
- reserve months in advance for July or Aug!
- this site helps independent hikers organize
- west coast Vancouver Island
- only 52 hikers start each day
- many denied a Trail Use Permit
- possible to get on standing-by up to 2-3 days
- most famous (and expensive) hike in Canada
- permit price increase to C$118 / person in 2004
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Travel to the west coast of Vancouver Island in Canada, and prepare for an unforgettable experience.
Variety! Climb precipitous ladders, wade mud bogs, ride cable cars, scramble slippery ocean boulders, walk drift logs, race the tide crossing sandstone shelf, skirt dangerous surge channels, insert body parts into the maws of carnivorous giant green sea ananomes, photograph shipwreck relics, haul yourself up rocky cliffs on pull ropes.
You’ll be blown away by the scenic splendour. Beaches, bays, coves, creeks & cliffs. Storm-chiselled caves & magic waterfalls. Weird moonscape geology. Explore fascinating tidal pools.
Enjoy the sun streaming through the gigantic misty forest cathedral. Douglas fir, Hemlock, Sitka Spruce, & wonderfully fragrant Cedar.
Bring plenty of film for the fantastic Pacific sunsets, photogenic sea stacks, coastline & wildlife. Hear whales spout and smell sea lions!
Meet hikers from all over the world in sociable, though undeveloped, wilderness campsites.
Get psyched to bridge creek gorges & wade rivers. Splash in waterfalls.
Alternate thundering surf with the serene quiet of old growth forest.
It is wonderful to access coastal wilderness so quickly & easily from a major city, Victoria, BC.
If this all sounds too good to be true, check the potential hazards.
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