WCT Map 1 - Let`s Go Outdoors

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
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Tsuquadra
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Tsusiat Pt
ladders
to main
trail
3 masted
barkentine
"UNCLE JOHN",
314 tons,
Oct. 1899,
in ballast from
Honolulu for
Port Townsend
to load lumber,
no loss of life.
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28 km
Tsusiat
Falls
Pets and firearms are prohibited on the WCT.
All users must obtain a permit.
• Day users require a Day Use Permit.
• Overnight users require a WCT Overnight Use Permit
(a Park Use Fee applies). A quota system limits the number
of overnight users to 8000/year.
OPTIONS FOR OBTAINING A PERMIT
1. Reservations can be made for the current year only.
Starting April 1st, contact Super Natural BC at:
604-435-5622 Greater Vancouver
1-800-435-5622 Canada and USA
250-387-1642
International
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2. Standby spaces are available. Apply at West Coast Trail
Information Centres.
3 masted schooner
"VESTA" 286 tons,
December 1897,
no loss of life.
3. Hike with a commercial group: obtain a list of operators
from the national park.
4. Schools, non-profit groups and commercial operators:
contact the national park shool and commercial
group coordinator.
For detailed and essential pre-trip planning information:
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
2185 Ocean Terrace Rd.
P.O. Box 280
Ucluelet, BC, V0R 3A0 Canada
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Please note, park boundaries are approximate.
Maximum group size: 10 hikers.
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Steamship "WOODSIDE"
built in Sooke, provided
regular service between
Victoria, Port Renfrew,
Barkley Sound and
Alberni Canal, March 1888,
no lives lost
Two ferry crossings are operated throughout the hiking
season: Gordon River and Nitinat Narrows (additional fees
apply).
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4 masted
schooner
"ROBERT
LEWERS"
732 tons,
April 1923,
inbound in
ballast from
Honolulu for
Bellingham,
no loss of life.
Exit points: Pachena Bay, Gordon River and Nitinat Lake.
Entrance or exit at any other point is not permitted unless
an evacuation is required.
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"VALENCIA", 1600 ton,
253 foot iron steamer,
Jan. 1906, out of San
Francisco for Victoria
and Vancouver, out of
a total of 160 passengers
and crew, 133 lives lost.
Barque
"JANET
COWAN"
2497 ton
windjammer,
Jan. 1896,
out of Cape
Town in
ballast for
Hastings
Mill, from
a contingent
of 27, 7 died
waiting for
rescue.
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Image: Josh McCulloch/Parks Canada/2006
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Entrance points: Pachena Bay (north) and Gordon River
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Motor
fishing vessel
"VARSITY", 90 tons,
February 1940,
7 crew, 3 survivors.
anchor
on rocks
passable
at tides below
9ft/2.7m
Peak season is July and August – to avoid crowds
schedule your trip during May, June or September.
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The West Coast Trail (WCT) is one of three units of Pacific
Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR), administered by
Parks Canada. Pacific Rim protects and presents the
coastal temperate rainforest, near shore waters and
cultural heritage of Vancouver Island’s west coast as part
of Canada’s national park system.
WEST COAST TRAIL POLICY AND PROCEDURES
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West Coast Trail Unit
The WCT is open from May 1 to September 30. The
trail is closed October 1 to April 30 due to frequent and
prolonged periods of heavy rain, strong winds, high tides,
large waves and short days. The Park superintendent may
close the WCT at any time to address public safety,
environmental or operational concerns.
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"MICHIGAN" a wooden
steamship, Jan. 1893,
no loss of life.Steamer
"MASCOTTE" to salvage
"MICHIGAN" destroyed by
fire Aug. 1893, no loss of life.
Klanawa
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Duncan
"UZBEKISTAN"
a Russian freighter,
April 1943, loaded
with lend-lease cargo,
no loss of life
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Creek
en
Lake
Cowichan
trail from Darling
River east to this
point passable at
tides below 9ft/2.7m
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Trestle
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3 masted barque
"SARAH", 1206 tons,
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Nov. 1891, a British
ship from Manila
in ballast for Puget
3 masted ship
Sound, 2 crew lost.
"BECHERDASSAMBRIADASS"
1386 tons, July 1879,
in ballast from Shanghai
to Moodyville to load
lumber, no loss of life.
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Today, hiking the West Coast Trail is about
exploring Vancouver Island’s temperate rainforest
and rugged coastline, seeing the remnants of past
stories and walking in the footsteps of shipwreck
victims and the First Nations people that continue to
call this area home.
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The West Coast Trail is recommended
for experienced backpackers only.
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Port
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Seabird Rocks
767 ton wooden schooner
"SEQUEL", Jan. 1909, out
of Callao in ballast, captain's
wife and 3 year old daughter
lost, all others survived.
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Wooden steamer "ALASKAN"
150 tons, Jan. 1923 out of
Victoria loaded with salt
for the salteries in Barkley
Sound, entire crew lost.
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American barque
"CHARLES B. KINNEY"
Nov. 1886, with lumber
out of Port Townsend
for Australia, no
survivors.
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headlands between
Pachena Trailhead
and Michigan Creek
are impassable
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"BRUCE 1",
seiner Feb. 1976,
crew of four, two
crew lost.
extensive mud
flats at low tide
passable at
tides 6ft/1.8m
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Clutus Pt
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photographs courtesy Parks Canada
2007 edition
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Keeha
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Using First Nations trails, between 1888-1890 the
government erected a telegraph line attempting to
establish communications between the west coast
villages, the newly established Cape Beale and
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(HYA) Huu-ay-aht place name
(DTD) Ditidaht place name
(PCD) Pacheedaht place name
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With improvements to technology the number of
shipwrecks decreased and the life saving trail was
gradually abandoned. In 1973 the trail became part of
the newly established Pacific Rim National Park.
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3.5 km
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Cape Beale
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viewpoint, point of interest
Tide heights quoted on the face of the map are approximate
and assume calm seas; use tide tables for Tofino, B.C.
Add one hour during summer months for Pacific Daylight
Saving Time.
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4 km
difficult surge channel
contour interval - 30m
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Pachena
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Lawton Pt
West Coast Trail Information Centre
- register on and off
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Marine Zone
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Bay
impassable headland
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Pachena Trailhead
na Beach
Pache
campsite - all campsites are located
on the beaches
Creek
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2 km
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Tapaltos
"NEREUS"
4070-ton
Greek freighter
Aug. 1937, out
of Kobe for
Point Alberni,
no loss
of life.
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Over the next century
sailors, “matmalthni”,
meaning “those whose houses
float about on the water”
brought the beginning of a
changing world to the First
Nations. Trade increased, and
many sailing ships met a
tragic fate navigating in these
unfamiliar and hazardous waters. Sailors named the
coastline the “Graveyard of the Pacific”.
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Whittlestone Pt
parking
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Cape Beale Trailhead
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beach access
Carmanah lighthouses,
and larger communities.
The Valencia
It wasn’t enough, after
the wreck of the Valencia
in 1906, with the loss of
133 lives, the public
demanded the
government do more to
help mariners along this
coastline. In response the
government built
Pachena Lighthouse,
established lifesaving
stations and improved
the telegraph route to become a life saving trail for
shipwreck victims and their rescuers.
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WCT Information
Centre - register
on and off the
trail here.
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trailhead
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swampy area
shipwreck, general location only
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outhouse
rocky ledge, rocky reef
or
Voss Pt
Indian Reserve
sand, foreshore flats
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Mills
extensive mud
flats at low tide
passable at
tides 6ft/1.8m
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West Coast Trail - beach route
buildings
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Brady
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The Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht have always
lived along Vancouver Island’s west coast. Ancient
trails and paddling routes
were used for trade and travel
by the first nations long
before foreign sailing ships
reached this region over 200
years ago.
IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE, GO
TO HIGH GROUND OR INLAND
West Coast Trail forest route
distance in km from Pachena Trailhead
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Inlet
Channe
Bamfield
all-weather road
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30
Mackenzie
Anchorage
Calamity
Lake
The story behind the trail:
TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE
highway
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Port Désiré
field
Bamfield to Port Renfrew,
Vancouver Island
Aguilar Pt
Bam
West Coast
Trail Map
Self Pt
Helby Is
NATIONAL PARK RESERVE OF CANADA
LEGEND
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PACIFIC RIM
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14 km
Entrance Anchorage
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Phone: 250-726-7721 Fax: 250- 726-4720
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.pc.gc.ca/pacificrim
Parks Canada: Protecting and Presenting
Canada’s Heritage – For All People –For All Time