Hiking Canadian Trails
Hiking the Canadian West Coast Trail, North Coast Trail, and Nootka Island Trail on Vancouver Island
These iconic Canadian hiking trips on the West Coast Trail, North Coast Trail, and Nootka Island Trail on Vancouver Island are all available on our multi-day hiking expeditions.
West Coast Trail
9-DAY BACKPACKING TOUR
The West Coast Trail, also known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific”, is rich in human history, wildlife, and natural rugged beauty, and is considered one of the world’s top ten hikes where we have been introducing hikers to this challenging coastal trek for over 30 years.
Once you start hiking, you will quickly come to understand why hikers travel from all over the world to undertake the West Coast Trail. Rest ensured that your visit will include all those special places unknown to the average hiker
This hike offers sandy beaches, rugged cliffs, blowholes, caverns, caves, waterfalls, bogs, rainforests, lighthouses, abandoned settlements, shipwreck relics, native culture, whales, sea lions, eagles, and giant trees. Our West Coast Trail itinerary includes stops to see historic and scenic wonders unknown to many hikers. Our pace allows time to adjust to the demands of the trail and to fully see and explore this magnificent Coastal Environment. Readings and anecdotal stories help the hiker fully appreciate the dramatic and colourful history of the events and people who were a part of this coastline. We have arranged a food drop for the halfway point in our hike, thus reducing the weight carried by each hiker during each portion of the hike.
Activity Level Strenuous
Group Size Medium 6, Max 8 guests, 2 guides
Days 9
Hiking Days: 7.5
Travel Days: 1.5
West Coast Trail 2024 Dates:
June 2-10, June 4-12, June 18-26, June 20-28
July 2-10, July 4-12, July 20-28, July 22-30, July 31-Aug 8
Aug 2-10, Aug 16-24, Aug 18-26
September 2-10
Trip Fee: $TBA CAD pp
Book 2 or more for $TBA CAD pp (when booked by 1 person for the same trip date)
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Please note that prices for this trip are in Canadian dollars and are subject to 5% GST sales tax
Nootka Island Trail
6-DAY BACKPACKING TOUR
The Nootka Island Trail is a 36.1 km trail that starts and runs along the west coast of Nootka Island off the coast of Vancouver Island.
Our Nootka Island Trail guided tour is a journey of forgotten history and one of the best places to hike in BC. It is the true island of the sea wolves. When you consider hiking Vancouver Island, don’t underestimate Nootka Island. It offers a true wilderness experience with a backdrop of sublime west coast scenery. Most of the hike is beside the ocean on a mix of hardpacked sand beaches, slippery boulders, and rocky shelves. The forest hiking ranges from spectacular with massive giant trees to sections filled with mud and slippery logs.
Together with an abundance of wildlife, this makes Nootka Island a paradise of scenic treasures. Although the Nootka Island trail is still strenuous, most of the hiking is on beaches, making this BC hike one of the easier hiking trails on Vancouver Island. If you are looking for an exceptional hiking adventure, this coastal hike starts off with a float plane ride to the trailhead. On a clear day, you get to see the whole trail before you hike it!
Activity Level Moderate to Strenuous
Group Size Medium max 8 guests, 2 guides
Days 6
Hiking Days: 5 to 6
Travel Days: 1
Nootka Island Trail 2025 Dates:
June 18-23
July 14-19
Aug 10-15, Aug 25-30
Trip Fee: $3049.00 CAD pp
Book 2 or more for $3019.00 CAD pp (when booked by 1 person for the same trip date)
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North Coast Trail
9-DAY BACKPACKING TOUR
The North Coast Trail guided tour is the new crowning jewel coastal BC hike. Traveling through ancient, coastal, temperate rainforests and on sand and cobblestone beaches, enjoy this new, rugged addition to the glorious Cape Scott Provincial Park at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island.
The North Coast hiking trail is a scenic Vancouver Island hike through a number of coastal ecosystems. Passing through large stands of indigenous tree species, this coastal hike winds through and around many pocket beaches adorned with sea stacks and caves.
Hiking Vancouver Island can take you to some important historical places. This north coast hiking trail, one of the best hikes in BC, is no exception, leading to a number of incredible historical and geographical features, on side trips to Nels Bight, Hansen Lagoon, and Guise Bay.
Just outside the park, past Guise Bay, is the Cape Scott Lightstation, one of the few remaining attended lighthouses in Canada. The history is fascinating, and the views unbeatable, this is one of the best places to hike in Canada.
Activity Level Strenuous
Group Size Medium 6, Max 8 guests, 2 guides
Days 9
Hiking Days: 7
Travel Days: 2
North Coast Trail Dates 2025:
July 24-Aug 1
Aug 12-20
Trip Fee: $3059.00 CAD pp
Book 2 or more for $3029.00 CAD pp (when booked by 1 person for the same trip date)
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