Vancouver Island offers some of the most spectacular coastline anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Home to the world-famous West Coast Trail, 80 kilometers (50 miles) of the most breath-taking and demanding hiking on the continent, Vancouver Island’s west coast is also the site of other spectacular coastal trails for all abilities. The six areas covered in this volume will give anyone a taste of the region’s best coastal terrain.

This completely updated and expanded book delivers the same detailed information that hikers have come to rely on in the perennial favorite The West Coast Trail and Other Great Hikes but now covers every major coastal hike on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

From planning the trip, to getting to and from the trailheads, to choosing the most scenic campsites, this is an indispensable guide for the thousands of hikers who use the West Coast Trail each year and for those who will want to use its alternatives.