did the west coast trail a few years back. had tons of fun, but it was the first real proper hike I did. I went through the army cadet system, so I was totally thinking, "wow, my backpack weighs 55lbs, I'm HARDCORE!". In retrospect, that was the stupidest thing...
I did it in 5 days, from south to north. totally lucky that the first few days was dry, and there was no rain for the 2 weeks prior to my trip, so the hardest terrain I went through had no mud whatsoever.
If I were to do it again, I'd totally do it in 7 days, take my time, and enjoy it. and definitely not have such a heavy pack again.
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Originally Posted by mc25
Did you sign up already? I want to do this trail too, but am a novice hiker (pretty good fitness level though). Ive hiked a few mountains, and done some trekking through back country, but thats the extent of it.
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If you're worried, try the Juan De Fuca trail first. Work your way up. It's similiar terrain but the WCT is definitely harder (more hills/ladders/puddles)
anybody done the Nootka Trail? It looks amazing.