tiflo

07/14/2024

Stunning West Coast trails, old growth forest, lush vegetation, plenty of waterfalls, creeks, & hanging brushes with stunning vistas. Beautiful but busy beaches.

Tomáš Luska

07/14/2023

If this is one of your first hikes, I think you'll enjoy this adventure. However, if you've experienced a lot and are avid hiking enthusiasts, you'll be quite disappointed. We spent a total of four nights on the trail, and the weather was fantastic. Unfortunately, our water filter broke right at the beginning, but we were able to drink the water without filtering it, and despite the dry conditions, there was plenty of water available everywhere. Along the way, we made friends with many great people, and it was nice to strike up conversations and even borrow a water filter from some of them. This trail is essentially through the forest from start to finish. The trees around you are truly magnificent. However, this hike constantly goes up and down through the forest, and you end up spending the whole day looking at the ground to avoid tripping on tree roots. Very occasionally, you reach the coast with some nice views, and when you arrive at the campsite in the evening, you're finally on the beach, which you can fully enjoy after a day of walking through the forest. And that's about it, my friends. Forest, forest, forest, and then as a reward, you get the beach in the evening. For those of you who had the opportunity to visit the West Coast Trail, Juan de Fuca will be a huge disappointment. There aren't many opportunities to capture beautiful moments with your camera. The advantage of this hike is that you don't have to book it in advance. The downside is that the beaches where you spend the night are accessible from local roads and you often encounter people who came just for a day visit or to camp for one night. For me, this was one of my least favorite hikes in all of Canada. My top choices are still the West Coast Trail, followed by Assiniboine near Canmore in Alberta, Berg Lake near Jasper, Garibaldi Lake with the stunning Mt. Price, Panorama Ridge, and Black Tusk, and finally, The Two Lions in Cypress Provincial Park. Overall, they take reasonably good care of the trail, especially in places accessible to tourists. You'll find paths there that are almost paved with gold, but deeper into the forest, it can be quite rough. But perhaps we can talk more about that another time. I hope you find this helpful for your review!

Austin Gladfelter

03/15/2024

One of my favorite places I had lunch on my entire trip! Very scenic and tons of nature and places to relax!!!

Stirling Gordon

07/08/2023

We just did from the trail head at mystic beach to bear beach, took about 2.5hrs. plenty of creeks along the way to filter water,some great lookouts along the way. Camping at bear beach, there was plenty of pads but also other spot along the beach.

Jacob Gilbert

06/24/2024

Lovely hike, beautiful veiws, waterfall was very refreshing.