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West Coast Trail Forest Route Have Always Lived Along Vancouver Island's West Coast !Jr;:, Entrance Anchorage LEGEND The story behind the trail: p sach~ Self Pt ~ highway The Huu-ay-aht, Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations However, after the wreck ' C;;r H:~tWII }) all-weather road The Valencia / West Coast Trail forest route have always lived along Vancouver Island's west coast. of the Valencia in 1906, a~by ls O • distance in km from Pachena Access IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE, GO These nations used trails and paddling routes for trade with the loss of 133 lives, / TO HIGH GROUND OR INLAND West Coast Trail - beach route and travel long before foreign sailing ships reached this the public demanded f region over 200 the government do Indian Reserve outhouse ( ~ ii years ago. Over the more to help mariners ' access century following ,l ~ Treaty Settlement Lands ~ along this coastline. DD beach access contact sailors In response the > .,,!tc & swampy area ' parking brought the government built buildings ~ beginning of a Pachena Lighthouse, \ ·- cable car extensive mud -C changing world to established lifesaving f flats at low tde sand, foreshore flats passable at impassable headland the First Nations. stations and improved ( tides6ft!1.8m rocky ledge, rocky reef Pt WCT lnlormation shipwreck, general location only difficult surge channel Trade increased, and the telegraph route to become a life saving trail for ) Centre - register ob ~ •iii and off the trail her . many sailing ships met a tragic fate navigating in these shipwreck victims and their rescuers. With improvements campsi:e - all campsites are located viewpoint, point of interest MayO t - Sept 30J ~ on the beaches Fri unfamiliar and hazardous waters. Sailors soon referred to technology the frequency of shipwrecks decreased and / ' (Bamfield = 5k ) Guardian cabin Ef,:;:Z:3Taylor Is - / ~naq~a (HFN) West Coast Trail Information Centre me to this coastline as the "Graveyard of the Pacific". the life saving trail was gradually abandoned. In 1973 the / /An-ag-ffa) 6 - register on and off / _Ma in village Pachena Bay ri1 Ditidaht luxury tent trail became part of the newly established Pacific Rim _ The point in which Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Retween 1888 and 1890 the government erected a National Park Reserve. Today, hiking the West Coast Trail the steam splits In two r-~ w1 Food locker K.iix?in National .it ·~ telegraph line along the coastline. The line was an attempt is about exploring Vancouver Island's temperate rainforest Hi storic Site Pacific Aim National Park Reserve (HFN) Huu-ay-aht Place Name to establish communications between the west coast and wild coastline, experiencing a fabled land recounted Marine Zone (DFN) Ditidaht Place Name (PFN) Pacheedaht Place Name villages, the newly established Cape Beale and Carmanah in traditional histories, walking in the steps of shipwreck contour interval - 30m lighthouses, and larger communities in hopes of saving victims, and appreciating the beauty of territories that Tide heights quoted on tho face of the m.Jp arc ypproximato and pholographs courtesy assume calm seas; use tide tables for Tolino, 8.C. Add one hour Parks Canada mariner lives. First Nation people continue to call home. during summer months tor Pacific Daylight Sav,ig Time. 20/6edition ) I ~/ Cuxwwaada (DFN) \r /tsux-i<Waada) IR2 Tsuquad~ Pt. Water pourinp out at end of beach / ~ ----- American barque Wooden steamer "ALASKAN" ----- "CHARLES B. KINNEY" 150 tons, Jan. 1923 out of Nov. 1886, with lumber Victoria loaded with salt out of Port Townsend for the salteries in Barkley for Australia, no Sound, entire crew lost. survivors. l '\I ~ Seabird Rocks l 3 masted barque Regional Setting ~ 767 ton wooden schooner "SARAH", 1206 tons, windjammer, 1891 , "SEQUEL', Jan. 1909, out Nov a Bnt1sh Jan. 1896, Pari<svitle o',. ' "VALENCIA", 1600 ton, ~ r.~((l.o ,..~,./ of Callao in ballast, captain's ship from Manila out of Cape 19 ~ o,,.. N wile and 3 year old daughter m ballast for Puget 253 foot iron steamer, Town in o., Jan. 1906, out of San 0~ lost, all others survived. Sound, 2 crew lost ballast for Q,,.~ Francisco for Victoria Q) Hastings .... and Vancouver, out of a C::, Mill.from Q) 0 total of 160 passengers .c .c a contirgent o­ <1l and crew, more than 125 (U.C of 27, ?died n."' ~ Cun'aqu?i s (HFN) (DFN) lives were lost. waiting for JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT (Cha-naq-oo-is) Chuldaksuss ::,I .c rescue. Satsnit IHFN) u Beach and or Bay Beach or bay (Suts-nit) g:_ at Pachena Pl. at Pachena Pl. 3 kilometres Vulva at it's mouth Vulva mouth beach Pacific Pachena Pt. or Vulva mouth beach Please note, park boundaries are approximate. 0.5 2miles Parks Canada: Protecting and Presenting Ocean Cape Flattery PA C I Fl C O C EA N Place of many tyee (large spring) salmon Canada's Heritage- For All People - For All Time BACKCOUNTRY ETIQUETTE The West Coast Trail should not be considered by: TIPS FOR A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE HIKE • children under twelve. • Respect other hikers and protect the quality of • Leave a written trip plan with a responsible person • backpackers with little experience in multi-day (e.g. family or friend). Detail who you are going with, where, Nitinaht Village their experience. Entrance backpacking trips. and your expected date of return. A WCT Overnight Use • Use outhouses when possible: human wastes outside • those with little stamina or recurring knee, back or Permit does not fulfill this role. outhouses must be buried in a 20 cm (7 inch) hole a ankle injuries. • Use good quality, lightweight equipment and be familiar with minimum of 30 m (1 00 feet) from waterways and trails. it before your hike. Deposit toilet paper in the next outhouse or burn it. Pack out More than 100 hikers are evacuated every season due to • Take your time: 6-7 days is the average duration on the trail. hygiene products. injuries. Prolonged wet periods increase the incidents of hypothermia and injury. Hypothermia lowers the core body • Hike at the speed of your slowest hiker. • Use a stove: minimize fires. temperature and, if not stopped, can lead to death. Symptoms • Do not hike when you are tired, it is late, or dark. • Small driftwood fires are permitted below the include slurred speech, lack of coordination, uncontrolled • Hike with a partner: avoid hiking alone. high tide-line on beaches: fires are not permitted shivering, loss of consciousness and heart failure. Ensure your • Assume all surfaces are slippery. in the forest. party is warm, dry, and well fed. • Maximum two people on a bridge, ladder, or cable car ;~ • Camp on the beach at designated campsites: the forest Many sprains, fractures, and dislocations happen because of a at onetime. Cheewhat environment is sensitive to damage. slip or trip. Progressive ankle and knee injuries are also common • When crossing creeks, always undo pack hip-belt: wait for tidal swollen rivers to diminish. Lake • Wash dishes and bathe in the ocean: never contaminate and, over a period of days, may become so sore that hikers 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. • Pack it in: pack it out (orange peels, food packaging, tarp physical condition, inexperience, poor judgement , and bad • In a wildlife encounter, stay calm: follow guidelines outlined ropes, wet clothes etc). weather. during park orientation. • Indian Reserves and private property: stay on the main trail If an injury occurs, follow the Evacuation Information Form issued • Use bear caches or hang your food according to orientation and obey signs. with the WCT Overnight Use Permit. Call 1-250·726-3604 protocols. Keep garbage and toiletries away from tents: 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. remove, or damage, any natural and cultural resource within Detail location, name, age, date, time, number in evacuation • Keep, and leave, your campsite and the trail clean: bears, cougars, wolves, and other wildlife are attracted to food 0 Nitinaht the national park (e.g. marine life, shells, fossils, artifacts, and party and specifics of accident and injury. Evacuation points are scraps and packaging. Cone plants). Thrasher Cove, Camper Bay, Cullite Cove, Walbran, Carmanah / Light Station, Nitinaht Narrows, Tsocowis Creek, or Pachena • Collect drinking water upstream then purify, boil, or filter it. I Light Station. Wait in a visible location. Parks Canada staff patrol • Consider exiting the trail if forecast calls for prolonged I SAFETY the trail by boat. Be prepared to signal. Never leave an injured periods of rain. ) 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 caax· iyt (DFNJ \ • able to walk long distances through rough terrain with a immediately move to higher ground. Follow marked tsunami .. Clo-oose N,tmaht Narrows impassable Lako (Cheewat) heavy pack; be aware that there are no medical facilities at Nitinaht Village. evacuation routes. except by boat - ferry service Cheewhat River \ Little stream of -.\11,- From May to October, the WCT is closed to harvesting and available for a fee. -_ • prepared to have an isolated wilderness experience and 9:30am - 4:30pm \ adhere to low impact back country camping policies. consumption of all bivalves (clams, mussels, oysters) due to ' o regular occurrences of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). \ PSP can result in serious illness or death. \'\ "" barkentine * Kellet Rock "SKAGIT" ..:,,,,,_ ) 506 tons 600 tons, q· abaaduwa? (DFN) ' Beach Access A lo Thrasher Oct.
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