HIKING | The West Coast Trail - British Columbia, Canada

The West Coast Trail is a 75 km trail Between Bamfield and Port Renfrew on British Columbia's, Vancouver Island, Canada. The trail can be hiked North or South, and takes approximately 5-7 days to complete. The trail follows a challenging mixture of ladders, bridges, bogs and rivers through the forest and on the beach.
The trail was originally built in 1907 to facilitate the rescue of shipwrecked survivors along the coast, known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. It is now part of the Pacific Rim National Park and is often rated by hiking guides as one of the world's top hiking trails.
The West Coast Trail is open from May 1 until September 30. It is accessible to hikers outside this period, but Parks Canada does not guarantee the accessibility of services (such as search and rescue) in the offseason.
You can find more information about the trail on the Wikipedia page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Co...
If you are interested in reserving your spot for the upcoming season, registration generally opens around January, and you can reserve your spot here: www.pc.gc.ca/en/voyage-travel/...
I recommend booking as early as possible, as spots fill up very fast. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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[@ChrisandDanya]

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[@ehand07]

I was an commissioned officer in the United States Army. We did joint training with the Canadian military. I found them to be the most polite people ever. I visited my friends I met while in the military who were from Canada. Fort St John B.C. I was never treated so kindly. I love the people. I cant wait to visit Canada again in the near future. Love you guys in the north.

[@OntarioHikingTrails]

Wow this country is incredible

[@ChrisandDanya]

It really is! Can't wait to head back when we get the chance

[@cherylmcmullen9257]

It's a beautiful video, Chris and Danya! You really lucked out on the weather. It makes me yearn to be on the Coast again. xo

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you mama ❤️❤️ You should go do it!

[@kamolruthaikawichai3070]

Wonderful place.love Canada

[@zahidkhan04]

Top stufff🙌,one episode a day.love ur work.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for the continued support Zahid! 🙏

[@WanderingSoleTV]

It looks so amazing! Nice video!

[@AzPoorBoys]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing, I’m headed there in July.

[@TheWctman]

I can't tell you how much I love that trail. Went 5 years running, from 2001-04. Great video, thanks for the memories.

[@ChrisandDanya]

We wish we could do it again! So many amazing trails in Canada we'd love to do. Have you ever done the Sunshine Coast trail?

[@TheWctman]

@@ChrisandDanya no, I haven't. Basically stopped hiking in 04, now living in Asia. Had an intense 5 year, 5 trip love affair with the WCT, always in early August. Beautiful weather, only 1 day of rain, one whole trip in glorious sunshine, not a cloud for the entire week. If I was to do it again, I'd take the Narrows option and stay north and exit pachena. No need to grunt from Walbran to Gordon River. Just do the beach trip, tsusiat, tsocowis, Michigan. Good luck, I hope you make it back out there.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Well you picked a great trail! I think you've got the right idea of starting at Narrows and going North, that is definitely the best section. Could even combine it with the Juan de Fuca trail

[@cmxsprt]

Beautiful, and what a workout.

[@ChrisandDanya]

The beauty destracts you from the workout :)

[@905legends]

my friend wants me to go to a trip to the Dominican on a resort, but all I can honestly think about doing is taking a train out to BC and going hiking, even if it's on my own.

[@GeorgeDutch]

Excellent video! I've got it booked for this year again. Can't wait to get out on the trail with my camera gear. Thank you for posting this!

[@mishahkelly9454]

Go look at my videos for island vibes!🌴

[@Wanderlaus]

Thanks for the great film. The West Coast trail is really great. Best regards Hubert

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you Hubert! Can't wait to return home one day and do more hiking trails across Canada

[@randomtrails5003]

Thanks for sharing this. Must have been a challenging hike, but very beautiful as well.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for watching 🙏! Multiday hikes are always a challenge; but this one was so beautiful, we were easily distracted from the aches and pains. We can't wait to come back to Canada and explore more of the hiking trails there

[@econartist5104]

Wonderful job with the video! You did a great job capturing the trail! I just completed the trail not to long ago and it is nice to watch a video like this to remember it better.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Hope to do it again one day! Glad you enjoyed it, thank you

[@FloraandNote]

I’m from Vancouver and this is really making me miss hiking in BC! Great video!

[@ChrisandDanya]

I (Chris) grew up in Tsawwassen! We miss hiking in Canada so much. Can't wait to get back there and explore more of the trails!

[@ehand07]

I love Canada.

[@barbaranneboyer7997]

great video..have to say l would hate those ladders..so l guess l cant go..lol thanks for the hike..

[@oscartaylor6079]

So beautiful 🇨🇦 💓 , I would love to come to the Great white north someday... Great video as well bud! Respect from the UK 🇬🇧

[@ChrisandDanya]

You should go! Lots of amazing hikes to do in Canada Thanks for watching, and thank you for the support

[@davidjkittner]

Great video. Looks like you both had a super time. Beautiful scenery and well captured. Thank you Chris and Danya for sharing.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you for watching David, we really appreciate the support. Have you had a chance to do the trail? We can't wait to do more trails in Canada in the future

[@davidjkittner]

@@ChrisandDanya You're most welcome Chris and Danya. No, not as of yet but we have it on our schedule to do it in a couple of years. Happy travels to you both.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thank you David, happy travels to you as well. In the future, if you have any questions or concerns on the trail, please don't hesitate to ask

[@davidjkittner]

@@ChrisandDanya Thank you Chris and Danya. Will do for sure.

[@aikirunner]

You captured the trail pretty well. You had wonderful weather. I haven’t lived in BC since 1983. As I enter retirement, I’d loved to go back to hike this trail. Thanks for sharing your experience and trail for others to see.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching! We definitely lucked out with the weather, it was beautiful 🙌 BC is an amazing place! Enjoy your transition into retirement and hope you have some trails on your horizon 🥾

[@greenish77]

Great video, will be trying this out next summer!

[@ChrisandDanya]

Enjoy Blair! Make sure you reserve your spot nice and early

[@richardsharpe5878]

We are booked for June. I hope the COVID situation doesn't spoil our plans! Looks amazing!

[@ChrisandDanya]

I really hope you get the chance to do it this year! I have family in BC and the situation does seem to be getting better

[@erickillg811]

Thanks for sharing your video this looks like an awesome trip.So what is the process to get permits doesn’t guarantee you a date or is it like a lottery

[@kevinturinsky4140]

Well done. Inspirational for our upcoming trip. Thanks for posting. What did you shoot your video with?

[@GaryTischer]

Really like you videos and the effort you put into them :) What time of year did you do this walk? Looks great.

[@todd.cwolfe9046]

thats cool too see trail all there i cant wait too take my kids on trail to soon

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching. It's a great family friendly trail, all the best for your trip!

[@todd.cwolfe9046]

I did trail whan i was 15 years old found iner side of my life being on trail nice to see your video brings lots memorys back

[@johncooper3171]

Hi Chris John form the UK. Fantastic video. I am going to do the WCT but having trouble finding how to get to the start of the trail head I noticed you were on a bus is this the best way of getting there and getting back? thanks Jc.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Hi John, yeah taking the bus is probably the best way. Some people hitchhike/drive, but it is pretty remote. I believe this is the company we booked through, but there is a few different options: trailbus.com/west-coast-trail-fares/ We were picked up by the company in Nanaimo after taking the ferry from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. We were dropped off in Bamfield, the Northern end of the trail. We then finished in Gordon River and were picked up in Port Renfrew; you take a short taxi ride from Gordon River to Port Renfrew when you finish. I believe we finished our hike a day or two early, and the company was very accommodating with our booking and let us get on early. I think they even gave us a slight refund because it was slightly cheaper the day we left.

[@rickpaquet1655]

I’ve enjoyed your videos. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I’m doing the wct this June. Do you have a gear list of what you brought?

[@ChrisandDanya]

Hey Rick, apologies for the delay in responding. Thanks for the support we really appreciate it! I'll see if I can find the gear list of what we brought; worst case I'll write one out, as it's similar to what we bring on every hike. I'll see what I can find and let you know

[@rigzinwangyal1952]

Thank you for the wonderful and informative hiking video. I am from the country of the world's highest peak Mt. Everest Nepal. I do lots of trekking in my country where you will find lots of unique and amazing landscape and lots of challenging trekking route which ranges from easy to hard. #hwwtreks I strongly recommended it to hike and trek lovers.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed 😀We would love to visit Nepal one day, it looks to be such a special place for hiking!

[@rigzinwangyal1952]

@@ChrisandDanya you are always welcome to Nepal.

[@neondiamondsaquaberry17]

Great video but I can’t help but be concerned if you are un armed , do you carry some sort of lethal defense or non lethal defense ?

[@MrsStevenBrown]

Neon diamonds Aquaberry No, you are not allowed firearms in the Parks here, it’s not needed at all, you can carry Bear spray, but really you just wait for the bear to carry on and go around and you continue. The people you meet are awesome 😎, no worries!

[@paulsmart5199]

How big a pack did you take, looks like an osprey pack, was it a 65liter?

[@paulsmart5199]

Chris Nelson thanks, I've been tempted with a new pack, going light. Spent the last 25 years or so using mostly 65l but was tempted recently with a 70l+10 for the just in case I need the space. Also so I can pack everything inside the pack rather than on the outside. Did you find the 60 was OK for the wct? Or would you have preferred additional space

[@paulsmart5199]

Chris Nelson awesome thanks

[@derekcote9705]

Love your sunglasses, what are they?

[@ChrisandDanya]

The brand is Electric and I believe the model was Knoxville. I have had two pairs of them and lost both haha

[@JerryArizona]

Got our permits! Not the dates or entry point I wanted, but it should work. Pretty psyched for this one. Did you do the whole thing?

[@ChrisandDanya]

Nice work! It's pretty crazy how fast everything gets booked for this trail. When we booked, we got the entry point we wanted but not the dates; however everything worked out in the end. When we arrived they asked if we wanted to start hiking that day which we did. Whole trail ended up taking us 5 days, but I think that's really dependant on the weather. We lucked out and got sunny clear skies the entire way. I'm envious, I'd love to be able to do this one again.

[@JerryArizona]

@@ChrisandDanya It looks awesome. We've done Lost Coast, Olympic Coast and Kalalau. Tina's been wanting to do West Coast for a couple years. Pretty psyched for it. Just need to figure out all the logistics now.

[@ChrisandDanya]

You'll have an amazing time, let us know if you have any questions regarding transport, etc. Looks like you've almost cracked 1000 sub's, congrats and keep up the grind!

[@JerryArizona]

@@ChrisandDanya it is a grind. Its more about creating and getting out there for me. Trying to stick to a 1 video a week is getting me out more often, which is great. (Probably won't say that early tomorrow morning when my alarm goes off, knowing I could sleep in.) We can't wait for West Coast. I'm open to any tips you have. We're going in the north, coming out the south. Probably flying into Victoria. Looking at buses to the various trailheads.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Well you're doing a great job man. I've noticed your filming, editing and story telling has really improved. If you're looking for transport to the trail we used these guys and they were great: trailbus.com/west-coast-trail-fares/ We finished a day or two early and they allowed us to get on an earlier bus back to Victoria without any issues. If you want to fly into Vancouver (it might be cheaper), you can take a bus to Horseshoe Bay then ferry to Nanimo where the transport company will pick you up on the other side and take you to the trail. That's what we did If you've got a spare afternoon in Victoria, I highly recommend the BC History Museum beside Parliament House. It's awesome

[@cuteycake]

When did you hike the trail?

[@DambarKhadka]

No idea but must be at Autumn

[@barbarahansen1744]

Beautiful video but somewhat deceiving. I have done this hike twice, both from south to north. It is far more challenging this way. The weather in the video was great. If it rains, as it usually does, the hike is far more difficult. It is not an easy hike, but a very rewording hike.

[@ChrisandDanya]

Couldn't agree more Barbara, it is definitely a challenging hike! I think we were just enjoying ourselves so much, the difficulty doesnt come across in the video haha I can imagine South to North is quite a bit harder. Getting off the boat and having to start by climbing that long vertical ladder is daunting! Congratulations on completing the trail twice, I hope we get the chance to do the same one day. Thanks for watching!

[@DambarKhadka]

Hey, you had been a great job on the west coast, There are beautiful greenery and clean lakes. you guise are not ready for riding a bike which kept waiting for you on the trail.... hahaha Yes, In Nepal has also much different trekking trail including Mt. Everest Base Camp, if you would like to check it out, www.boundlessadventure.com

[@MarieChristineVlogs]

Hi 👋 new friend 🥰 Awesome videos. Newbie adventurer from the Shuswap. Let's grow together. And support each other. Hugs 😍

[@ChrisandDanya]

Love Shuswap! We are hoping to move back to Canada in the next few years; ideally to Nelson, BC!