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The Cape Scott Trail is proposed as a 46 kilometre wilderness
adventure composed of a Class 3 trail and several
environmentally-sensitive BC Parks campgrounds. The trail links to
the current trail end of Cape Scott Park at Nissan Bight and
continues to the Cape Scott Trail end at Shushartie Bay. |
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trail will include newly built boardwalks and bridges, sections
along open beach, stream and river crossings, and will also make
use of portions of the old Settler’s Trail built almost a
century ago. The new section plus the existing Cape Scott Trail
will make a continuous approximately 70 kilometre hiking adventure
along the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Land transportation can be arranged by contacting North Island Transportation 250-949-6300 or email: nit@island.net. Currently the fee structure is set by the Provincial Parks Branch.
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The starting point for the Cape Scott Trail is from Port Hardy.
The Holberg Road, off Highway 19, just south of the Town of Port
Hardy, is the access point for the Cape Scott Trail. The Holberg
Road is a gravel road that can at times be rough and you must
watch out for logging traffic possibly 7 days per week. |
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Shushartie Bay is
accessible by water taxi only. See Important Links for information on local charter companies.
For more information on transportation and
accommodations on the North Island, please visit the North
Vancouver Island Tourism Association or the Port
Hardy Chamber of Commerce.
Click
here to see a map of the Cape Scott Trail route along
northern Vancouver Island north of Port Hardy and east of Cape
Scott showing proposed campsite locations. The map is a
download of a PDF file and to view or print it, you will need to
have Acrobat Reader. Download free program here.
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Rocky Beach
Rocky Beach typical of the shoreline conditions along the
Cape Scott Trail.
(Courtesy of Strategic Forest Management) |
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North
Island Forest
A glimpse of the North Island forest from the beach along the trail route.
(Courtesy of Strategic Forest Management)
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One of the many small bays along the trail route.
(Courtesy of Strategic Forest Management) |
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Rock Beach Platforms
Rock beach platforms with ‘pot-hole’ tide
pools, unusual and similar to those at Botanical Beach on
Southern Vancouver Island. (Photo Courtesy of BC
Parks)
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Have
a Rest
Sit and enjoy the ocean as you take a break from the day’s
hike. (Courtesy of Strategic Forest Management) |
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Cape Sutil
The beach west of Cape Sutil, the northern tip of
Vancouver Island
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