West Coast Trail
| Category | Type | Name/Description | Notes | Cost | Origin | Destination | Kms | To Date | Total |
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| 2007-08-16 : Prep/Planning | |||||||||
| Tip | General Info |
Decisions Decisions to make |
Questions:
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| Tip | General Info |
General Tips Meeting/presentation from guide Rob |
Tips from Rob:
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| Tip | General Info |
Planning and Preparation Meetings and practice trips |
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| Tip | General Info |
West Coast Trail BC |
To obtain access via the reservation system:
Reservations are taken March 1 to September 30 and may be made 7 days a week between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (PST/PDT). They cost $25.00 per hiker. Reservations are available only for the current year hiking season (May 1 to September 30) and can only be changed if spaces are available. Reservations are recommended but optional. Hikers wanting to ensure a space within the quota system for the hiking season can now choose from a full month of possible starting dates for their hike. Now, beginning on the first day of each month, for three months out, they can request any start date. If someone calls in March, they now have the opportunity to book the start of their hike for any day during the month of May. Reservations for the entire month of June open on April 1st, for July on May 1st, and so on. To make a reservation call the Super Natural British Columbia Reservation Service at: Greater Vancouver: 1 (604) 435-5622 Within Canada & USA: 1-800-435-5622 Outside Canada & USA: 1 (250) 387-1642 The non-refundable reservation fee gives each hiker:
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| Tip | General Info |
West Coast Trail Reservation Confirmation Your party of 6 is reserved to start the West Coast Trail at Port Renfrew on 2007-08-18. |
Your confirmation number is 2135815-1.
Pre-Trip Planning: Visit the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve website for planning information and for the latest updates about storm damage along the West Coast Trail. http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/index_e.asp. Trail Map: As part of your reservation, each hiker in your party will receive a Parks Canada West Coast Trail Map. Along with a watch and tide tables this waterproof map is critical to backpackers navigating the beaches, creeks and trail along the West Coast Trail. The map will be issued with your West Coast Trail Overnight Use Permit at the West Coast Trail Information Centre. Orientation Session: All overnight users of the West Coast Trail participate in an orientation session prior to hiking. Orientation sessions are offered at 9:30 AM, 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM at the West Coast Trail Information Centre. Hikers may participate in orientation sessions as early as 3:30 PM the day before their hike starts. Hikers with reservations who will arrive after 1:00 PM on their reserved start date must contact the West Coast Trail Information Centre to prevent their reserved space from being given to hikers on standby. Pachena Bay West Coast Trail Information Centre: 250-728-3234 Gordon River West Coast Trail Information Centre: 250-647-5434 Fees & Penalties: The reservation fee paid to Tourism BC is non-refundable. The overnight use fees are eligible for a refund through Tourism BC if cancellations are made more than 21 days in advance of the hike start date. Note: a cancellation fee of $6.42 per booking will apply. FEES A use fee is required of all overnight users of the WCT. Use fees help support the cost of operating the WCT (e.g. rescue services, information services, regular maintenance, construction of ladders, cable cars and bridges). Ferry fees pay for passage across the Gordon River and Nitinat Narrows, a service provided by Quu’as West Coast Trail Society throughout the hiking season. All ferry fees are paid at the WCT information centre when you obtain your permit. Your proof of payment is your WCT Overnight Use Permit. Be prepared to show this to the ferry operators. Hikers without a valid permit will be denied passage. A reservation fee is applicable when making a reservation through Super Natural BC (SNBC). WCT FEES (as of January 2007) Reservation Fee $24.75 WCT Overnight Use Fee $128.75 Ferry Fee Gordon River $15.00 Ferry Fee Nitinat Narrows $15.00 |
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| Tip | Travel Resource |
West Coast Trail Express |
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| Service | Other |
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve |
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| 2007-08-17 : Arrive Port Renfrew | |||||||||
| Travel | Flight |
Calgary to Victoria |
Departure date and time: 17 August 2007 08:15 AM.
Flight No: 61 Departure City: Calgary Arrival City: Victoria Total for 05 guest(s)
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$2095.20 | |||||
| 2007-08-18 : Port Renfrew to Thrasher Cove | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-19 : Thrasher Cove to Camper Bay | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-20 : Camper Bay to Walbran Creek | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-21 : Walbran Creek to Cribs Creek including burgers at Chez Monique’s | |||||||||
| Meal | Lunch |
Chez Monique on National Post |
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| Meal | Lunch |
Chez Monique Video Film features Chez Monique, an off-the-grid restaurant on West Coast Trail in B.C. |
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| Meal | Lunch |
Remembering Monique Monique Knighton, woman behind West Coast Trail’s Chez Monique’s, dies at 78 |
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| 2007-08-22 : Cribs Creek to Tsusiat Falls including Nitinat Narrows Ferry Crossing | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-23 : Tsusiat Falls to Darling River | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-24 : Darling River to Bamfield | |||||||||
| Accommodation | Hotel |
Bamfield Trail Motel & Pub |
Cost is for two people, one room | $119.00 | |||||
| 2007-08-25 : Bus to Victoria | |||||||||
| No entry found! | |||||||||
| 2007-08-26 : Return to Calgary | |||||||||
| Travel | Flight |
Victoria to Calgary |
WestJet 514 VICTORIA 2:05pm CALGARY 4:20pm 0 | $0.00 | |||||