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Hobiton Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Entrance Anchorage Squalicum 60 LEGEND

Sachsa TSL TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE The story behind the trail: Lake Ferry to Lake 14 highway 570 WEST TRAIL 30 60 paved road Sachawil The Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht However, after the wreck 420 The (WCT) is one of the three units 30 Self Pt 210 120 30

TSL 30

Lake Aguilar Pt Port Désiré Pachena logging road The Valencia of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR), Helby Is have always lived along 's west coast. of the Valencia in 1906,

West Coast Trail forest route Tsusiat IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE, GO Hobiton administered by Parks . PRNPR protects and km distance in km from Pachena Access TO HIGH GROUND OR INLAND These nations used trails and paddling routes for trade with the loss of 133 lives, 24 300 presents the coastal temperate rainforest, near

Calamity and travel long before foreign sailing ships reached this the public demanded Beale/Keeha Trail route Creek Mackenzie

Lake km waters and cultural heritage of ’s

West Coast Bamfield River 2 distance in km from parking lot Anchorage region over 200 the government do River west coast as part of Canada’s national park system.

West Coast Trail - route outhouse years ago. Over the more to help mariners 120 access century following along this coastline. Trail Map IR 12 Indian Reserve WEST COAST TRAIL POLICY AND PROCEDURES Dianna Brady beach access contact sailors In response the 90 30 The WCT is open from May 1 to September 30. Island Beach 30 TSL Treaty Settlement Lands brought the government built Bamfield to , parking The trail is closed October 1 to April 30 due to frequent Burlo swampy area beginning of a Pachena Lighthouse, Vancouver Island 90 and prolonged periods of heavy rain, strong winds, high Hamilton Is cable car extensive mud changing world to established lifesaving Point 60 buildings tides, large waves and short days. The national park TSL flats at low tide passable at impassable the First Nations. stations and improved 150 Little superintendent may close the WCT at any time to address tides 6ft/1.8m Burts Is , foreshore flats Mills Squalicum Voss Pt WCT Information Trade increased, and the telegraph route to become a life saving trail for public safety, environmental or operational concerns. 150 rocky ledge, rocky difficult surge channel 90 Lake Trevor Centre - register on Due to the popularity of the West Coast Trail we suggest Haines and off the trail here. shipwreck, general location only many sailing ships met a tragic fate navigating in these shipwreck victims and their rescuers. With improvements 120 viewpoint, point of interest that you make your reservation as early as possible. Is May 01 – Sept 30 unfamiliar and hazardous waters. Sailors soon referred to technology the frequency of shipwrecks decreased and 60 (Bamfield = 5km) campsite - all campsites are located Reservations are typically made available through our Taylor Is on the GC Guardian cabin to this coastline as the “Graveyard of the Pacific”. the life saving trail was gradually abandoned. In 1973 the Creek reservation system in early January. Creek 240 Anacla West Coast Trail Information Centre Ditidaht luxury tent trail became part of the newly established Pacific Rim 150 - register on and off Reservations can be made: TSL Between 1888 and 1890 the government erected a National Park Reserve. Today, hiking the West Coast Trail 90

Clonard Food locker TsusiatTsusiat Squalicum Pacific Rim National Park Reserve telegraph line along the coastline. The line was an attempt is about exploring Vancouver Island’s temperate rainforest 240 Online: reservation.pc.gc.ca 90 Pachena Access achena Beach (HFN) Huu-ay-aht Place Name P Pacific Rim National Park Reserve to establish communications between the west coast and wild coastline, experiencing a fabled land recounted Phone: 1-877-737-3783 (Canada and USA) 150 (DFN) 60 passable Ditidaht Place Name 150 2 km at tides below Marine Zone 1-519-826-5391 (International) (PFN) Pacheedaht Place Name villages, the newly established Cape Beale and Carmanah in traditional histories, walking in the steps of shipwreck 90 Whittlestone Pt 8ft/2.4m Black IR 1 contour interval - 30m lighthouses, and larger communities in hopes of saving victims, and appreciating the beauty of territories that 90 Standby: The WCT is 100% reservable and there is no 30 2 km

Tapaltos Pachena Tide heights quoted on the face of the map are approximate and photographs courtesy mariner lives. First Nation people continue to call home. LakeLake standby list at the trailheads. All visitors to Pacific Rim Kichha assume calm seas; use tide tables for , B.C. Add one hour Parks Canada Tsuquadra National Park Reserve are required to have a valid national 30 during summer months for Pacific Daylight Saving Time. 2019 edition Lake park entry pass while visiting the national park reserve. Lake IR 7 Lawton Pt Lake 2 km Hikers on the WCT are required to have a valid WCT 90 60 Bay 180 300 Klanawa Overnight Use Permit in addition to a valid national park 390 4 km 30 150 entry pass. 300 210 120 Nitinaht Narrows "NEREUS" 360 240 3.5 km Michigan Darling Entrance and exit points: , Nitinaht Village, 4070-ton Tsocowis Kicha TSL 180 Greek freighter 60 and Gordon River. Entrance or exit at any other point is not

Be 240 90 eha ac Billy Aug. 1937, out Ke h 270 240 Little permitted unless an evacuation is required. of Kobe for 30 30

Clutus Tsusiat 150 River

Keeha 210 150 Goat Point Alberni, River Orange

TSL Trestle Lake Ferry crossings are operated throughout the hiking no loss 120 60 Bay 4 km 30 IR 2 of life. 6 km season at Gordon River and Nitinaht Narrows (fees apply).

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Creek Creek Black 270 Creek

Cove Clutus Pt 30 km If applicable, the water taxi on Nitinaht Lake can take you Mud Juice Tsusiat 150 210 Falls GC Creek from Nitinaht Village to Nitinaht Narrows (fees apply).

Cape Beale 150 derelict donkey engine km 22 24 km 28 km 26 km between Ck 120 derelict grader Maximum group size: 10 hikers Cape Beale Lighthouse7 km Pachena Access 90 ladders and Michigan Creek 60 to main Tsuquadra 20 km "BRUCE 1", are impassable River trail from Darling 90 trail Pets and firearms are prohibited on the WCT seiner Feb. 1976, River east to this passable Pt crew of four, two Deadman 120 point passable at at tides below passable at tides below 9ft/2.7m 16 km 3 masted schooner Contacting a commercial operator: please visit crew lost. Malsit 18 km 9ft/2.7m tides below American barque Wooden steamer "ALASKAN" anchor 3 masted "VESTA" 286 tons, extensive mud on rocks barkentine 7ft/2.1 m http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/activ/activ13 flats at low tide "CHARLES B. KINNEY" 150 tons, Jan. 1923 out of TSL 50 December 1897,

"UNCLE JOHN", Pt Tsusiat 6 km 14 km passable at Nov. 1886, with lumber o Victoria loaded with salt no loss of life. 24 Motor 314 tons, tides 6ft/1.8m out of Port Townsend for the salteries in Barkley 12 km GC For essential planning information access our fishing vessel Oct. 1899, for Australia, no true north , entire crew lost. Barque 60 "VARSITY", 90 tons, Steamship "WOODSIDE" in ballast from During dry weather fresh water can be scarce between preparation guide at: survivors. Valencia Bluffs "JANET Seabird Rocks February 1940, 4 masted built in , provided Honolulu for Tsuquadra (KM 30) and Dare Beach (KM 40). "UZBEKISTAN" COWAN" http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/visit/brochures magnetic north magnetic 7 crew, 3 survivors. schooner regular service between Port Townsend 3 masted barque a Russian freighter, 2497 ton or call 1-250-726-3500 all year long. "ROBERT Victoria, Port Renfrew, to load lumber, Vancouver Island Regional Setting "SARAH", 1206 tons, April 1943, loaded windjammer, 767 ton wooden schooner 8 km 10 km "MICHIGAN" a wooden Parksville of Georgia Nov. 1891, a British 30 with lend-lease cargo, LEWERS" and no loss of life. During the hiking season call 1-250-647-5434 to reach Port "SEQUEL", Jan. 1909, out steamship, Jan. 1893, Jan. 1896, Alberni ship from Manila no loss of life "VALENCIA", 1600 ton, 732 tons, Alberni Canal, March 1888, 4 of Callao in ballast, captain's out of Cape the Gordon River trailhead or 1-250-728-3234 to reach 19 N in ballast for Puget no loss of life.Steamer 253 foot iron steamer, April 1923, no lives lost wife and 3 year old daughter sea lion Town in Sound, 2 crew lost. 3 masted ship haul out rock "MASCOTTE" to salvage Jan. 1906, out of San inbound in the Pachena Bay trailhead. Tofino ballast for lost, all others survived. "MICHIGAN" destroyed by ballast from "BECHERDASS- Francisco for Victoria Hastings fire Aug. 1893, no loss of life. and Vancouver, out of a Honolulu for Long Beach AMBIADASS" Mill, from For information on how to make a reservation for 1386 tons, July 1879, Remnant boiler still on-shore. total of 160 passengers Bellingham, The West Coast Trail is recommended a contingent JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT no loss of life. a school, non-profit group or commercial operator Bamfield Duncan in ballast from Shanghai and crew, more than 125 Lake of 27, 7 died

for experienced backpackers only. to Moodyville to load lives were lost. please call 1-250-726-3500. Cowichan Lighthouse waiting for 1 Sidney Pachena West Coast Trail lumber, no loss of life. Port rescue. Renfrew Email: [email protected] 0 1 2 3 kilometres Pachena Pt Pachena Website: www.pc.gc.ca/pacificrim 14 Sooke Pacific Juan de Fuca Victoria Please note, national park reserve boundaries are approximate. 0 0.5 1 2 miles Ocean Cape Flattery P A C I FI C O C E A N Park Emergencies: 1-250-726-3604 Strait The West Coast Trail should not be considered by: Doobah Lake Doobah BACKCOUNTRY ETIQUETTE TIPS FOR A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE HIKE Fairy • children under twelve. 600 Lake PROTECTING, PRESENTING AND PRESERVING • Respect other hikers and protect the quality of • Leave a written trip plan with a responsible person 90 60 Browse Creek Oyees their experience. • backpackers with little experience in multi-day (e.g. family or friend). Detail who you are going with, where, 450 300 Nitinaht Village L. Vancouver Island’s west coast has provided abundant backpacking trips. and your expected date of return. A WCT Overnight Use Fairy Creek 120 Entrance 300 Sprise • Use outhouses when possible: human wastes outside 540

Permit does not fulfill this role. 300 Nitinaht Lake Nitinaht resources to the Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht • those with little stamina or recurring knee, back or 420 450 outhouses must be buried in a 20 cm (7 inch) hole a 210 Squalicum Lake Lake 360 ankle injuries. • Use good quality, lightweight equipment and be familiar with 300 First Nations, which supports and sustains their social, minimum of 30 m (100 feet) from waterways and trails. 90 it before your hike. 30 30 IR 9 Deposit toilet paper in the next outhouse or burn it. Pack out More than 100 hikers are evacuated every season due to 150 cultural and economic livelihood. For these three First • Take your time: 6-8 days is the average duration on the trail. hygiene products. injuries. Prolonged wet periods increase the incidents of Grierson Creek 90 River Nations the West Coast Trail is home, an area they hypothermia and injury. Hypothermia lowers the core body • Hike at the speed of your slowest hiker. 150 90 • Use a stove: minimize fires. Gordon 60 60 have occupied since time temperature and, if not stopped, can lead to death. Symptoms • Do not hike when you are tired, it is late, or dark. River West Coast Trail 30 120 Information Centre — register Juan • Small driftwood fires are permitted below the include slurred speech, lack of coordination, uncontrolled • Hike with a partner: avoid hiking alone. on and off the WCT here. immemorial. These nations high tide-line on beaches: fires are not permitted shivering, loss of consciousness and heart failure. Ensure your • Assume all surfaces are slippery. May 01 – Sept 30 (Port Renfrew = 5km) collaborate with Parks in the forest. party is warm, dry, and well fed. • Maximum two people on a bridge, ladder, or cable car San 600 30 • Camp on the beach at designated campsites: the forest at one time. 450 Gordon River impassable Canada illustrating the Many sprains, fractures, and dislocations happen because of a 150 except by boat – ferry service 300 environment is sensitive to damage. • When crossing creeks, always undo pack hip-belt: wait for 300 available for a fee during Cheewhat slip or trip. Progressive ankle and knee injuries are also common 75 km tidal philosophy of "Hish uk tsa summer season only. IR 2 14 450 swollen rivers to diminish. 210 Lake • Wash dishes and bathe in the ocean: never contaminate and, over a period of days, may become so sore that hikers 8:45am – 3:30pm 180 wak" meaning "all is one" 300 fresh water sources. cannot carry their pack. Factors that contribute to injuries: • Study the map, tides, waves and weather before choosing inadequate gear or footwear, excessively heavy packs, poor a route. Wiggs Creek 90 along with "Iisaak" meaning • Pack it in: pack it out (orange peels, food packaging, tarp Brig "CYRUS" Murton Creek 240 physical condition, inexperience, poor judgement, and bad • In a wildlife encounter, stay calm: follow guidelines outlined Gordon River Access74 km Dec. 1858, out or Port Townsend laden with Pacheena 180 "respect". The First Nations ropes, wet clothes etc). weather. during WCT orientation. lumber for San Francisco, IR 1 150 Guardians encourage • Indian Reserves and private property: stay on the main trail • Use bear caches or hang your food according to orientation no loss of life. Harris 30 If an injury occurs, follow the Evacuation Information Form issued Cove 90 and obey signs. protocols. Keep garbage and toiletries away from tents: 240 300 visitors to understand this with the WCT Overnight Use Permit. Call 1-250-726-3604 240 Parks Canada 360 Under the Canada National Park Act, it is illegal to collect, (monitored 24 hours/day) or send written message for help. never cook or eat food in or near your tent. Log Jam Ck Operations philosophy by sharing their 420 Wooden steamer Centre 300 remove, or damage, any natural and cultural resource within • Keep, and leave, your campsite and the trail clean: bears, tug "ST. CLAIR" 90 Detail location, name, age, date, time, number in evacuation derelict limestone bluffs nation’s culture and history. the national park (e.g. marine life, shells, fossils, artifacts, and , wolves, and other wildlife are attracted to food donkey Nov. 1948, 3 crew Port party and specifics of accident and injury. Evacuation points are engine lost. Nitinaht 390 plants). Thrasher Cove, Camper Bay, Cullite Cove, Walbran, Carmanah scraps and packaging. Renfrew 300 30 72 km Snuggery

Cone • Collect drinking water upstream then purify, boil, or filter it. Cheewhat Cheewhat Light Station, Nitinaht Narrows, Tsocowis Creek, or Pachena highest point on 90 Parks Canada and the First Nations Guardians Cove Light Station. Wait in a visible location. Parks Canada staff patrol • Consider exiting the trail if forecast calls for prolonged West Coast Trail No camping area due to an IR 5 work towards a common goal of protecting and (213m) abundance of wildlife activity SAFETY the trail by boat. Be prepared to signal. Never leave an injured periods of rain. 30 240 IR 7 in this area Adze Head Payzant Creek presenting the natural and cultural history of the region. The West Coast Trail is for hikers who are: party member by themselves. It may take more than 24 hours for • Tsunamis: rare but dangerous. If you feel the ground shake assistance to arrive. If injured and you choose to exit at Nitinaht 70 km We need you to help us achieve this goal. Respectful • able to walk long distances through rough terrain with a immediately move to higher ground. Follow marked tsunami 210

Nitinaht Narrows impassable Clo-oose be aware that there are no medical facilities at Nitinaht Village. evacuation routes. River 210 heavy pack; 300 trail to except by boat – ferry service Lake behavior by hikers will lead to a safe and rewarding beach available for a fee. From May to October, the WCT is closed to harvesting and TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE 1km Nitinaht Narrows • prepared to have an isolated wilderness experience and 240 Thrasher Cove 9:30am – 4:30pm experience and contribute to a healthy ecosystem for 150 consumption of all bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters) due to 150 ladders to Woods adhere to low impact back country camping policies. main trail 150 Yauh Creek 120 regular occurrences of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). Nose present and future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Hobbs Cr. 30 tidal PSP can result in serious illness or death. IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE, GO IR 4 TO HIGH GROUND OR INLAND 36 km

Quartertide 120

Sandstone Sandstone

150 Yard Creek Creek Yard Yard 150 150

IR 3 IR 4a Creek Trisle Rocks 300 90

Clo-oose 90 300 Creek Kulaht 300 68 km 32 km Camper Creek 90 Whyac 240 Soule Creek anchor Carmanah 3 masted barque 34 km 240 150 on Cribs Creek "REVERE" Sept. 1883, rocks 240

240 in ballast from Honolulu 30 Creek

150 Providence Cove Coal Creek Coal for Puget Sound,

Wooden 150 Cullite 30 120 schooner 90 no loss of life. Hammond Tom Baird Creek 3 masted Walbran "RAITA", 38 km 150

barkentine 210 Rocks Bonilla Bonilla 150 309 tons 120 Logan Creek 30 40 km Kellet Rock "SKAGIT" Creek Whyac Pt Whyac Jan. 1925, Adrenaline 506 tons 120 B loaded with 66 km Beach Access A to Thrasher Oct. 1906, 120 A 30 Cerantes lumber, no 62 km Cove is passable at tides 64 km Tsuquanah Pt Tsuquanah inbound from anchor Creek 120 Rock Botanical Beach

loss of life. Dare Creek Owen below 8ft/2.4 m except at San Francisco on rocks Creek 60 Beach Owen Pt where tides below to Port Gamble 42 km Is 3 masted 90 60 GC Creek 6 ft/1.8 m are required. This

to load lumber, 600 tons, IR 6 90 Multiple Kallder Creek Kallder 58 km schooner 60 km Camper Bay is a difficult route with surge no loss of life. Very dangerous surge steel "DARE", between 38.6km and 90 Owen Pt Owen channels and many boulders. Dare Pt 60 slope: follow signs, channels steamer, 3 masted ship

259 tons, 41km passable at tides no water travel BELOW slope. "SANTA km 56 Dec. 1890, available "WILLIAM TELL" San Juan Pt below 7ft/2.1m 54 km RITA" 44 km 1153 tons, out of San 46 km Cullite Cove Feb, 1923, Dec. 1865, Francisco in 52 km During dry weather fresh water can be scarce between no loss ballast for Carmanah inbound from IR 3 50 km 30 3 masted ship Tsuquadra (KM 30) and Dare Beach (KM 40). of life. Tacoma to South Africa passable at tides Lighthouse British iron barque "JOHN MARSHALL" load lumber, in ballast for below 7ft/2.1m "DUCHESS OF 321 tons, Nov. 1860, 48 km Puget Sound, no loss of life. between this point out of San Francisco sea lion ARGYLE", Nov. 1887, no loss of life. and Bonilla Pt passable between here and dangerous surge channel in ballast bound for haul out rock in ballast from San o Walbran Creek passable Seaback, Washington, 24 at tides below 10ft/3.0m; at waterfall, hikers stay on Francisco for 430 ton barque at tides below 9ft/2.7m; the trail between Logan and no loss of life.

beach is the usual route. Pt Vancouver, true north "LIZZIE JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT 4 masted wooden and when Walbran Creek Walbran Creeks and do not no loss of life. MARSHALL" 4 masted schooner schooner "WEMPE is not in flood. attempt to cross Adrenaline

Feb. 1884, no Point "PURITAN", 614 tons, surge channel.

Carmanah Pt Carmanah magnetic north magnetic BROTHERS", 681 tons, Please note, national park reserve boundaries are approximate. Vancouver loss of life. Bonilla Nov. 1896, inbound Oct. 1901, inbound from in ballast from San San Pedro to pick up Francisco for Port lumber in Puget Sound. Gamble, no loss of life.