WEST COAST TRAIL

July 3 to 9, 2007 - West Coast Trail Hiking Trip
We got together we a group of our friends and hiked the world-famous West Coast Trail.  We hiked 75km from the south end of the trail to the north (Port Renfrew to Bamfield).  Here's some photos from our trek:

 

Day 00: The Trip there
We left for Vancouver Island on July 2nd. In order to get going on the trail first thing on the 3rd, we spent the night at a local campsite in Port Renfrew.

 

Day 01: Gordon River Trailhead - Thrasher Cove
The trek we took started at the more difficult end of the trail, with a ton of elevation change through dense forest, ending in a massive ladder climb down to the beach.  We figured our packs may be their heaviest at this point, but our legs would be the freshest.

 

Day 02: Thrasher Cove - Cullite Creek

 

Day 03: Cullite Creek - Walbran

 

Day 04: Walbran - Cribs Creek

 

Day 05: Cribs Creek - Tsusiat Falls

 

Day 06: Tsusiat Falls - Michigan Creek

 

Day 07: Michigan Creek - Pachena Trailhead, and then the trip home
The final leg was a relatively easy hike out.  Part of the trail had been washed out and rebuilt with some new ladders, and the final kilometers were spent on what felt like a neighbourhood bike path. At the end we signed the log book, admired our blisters, and waited for the bus to arrive and drive us back to the start.  What a great hike.