The Kludahk Trail

I've know about this trail for 5 or 6 years now but have not hiked. When we lived in Sooke, we knew someone who was a member of the trail society who raved about the cabins. It seems to be a very well kept secret probably due to the number of cabins that the trail society have put in but can only be used by members. My guess is they don't want the cabins getting trashed as they most likely would if the number of people hiking the trail went up.

I've found good directions to get to the trail heads on the Club Tread Victoria website and a thread on the Club Tread BC site. There are some maps here as well which I've included below in case they go missing.

Backpacking Trips that I would like to do

I've been finding out about some backpacking trips that I would like to do at some point in the near future.

The North Coast Trail - this is the one I'm most looking forward to. 61 KM around Cape Scott at the north end of Vancouver Island. Various people are describing the NCT as like the West Coast Trail when it first opened. I think it is currently scheduled to be open for hikers in the spring/summer of 2008. I planning on doing this in the spring of summer of 2009.

The John Muir Trail - 211 miles of California ending at the top of the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Yikes! I think I've got a bit of training to do before I'm ready to attempt this one.

The Pacific Crest Trail - The big brother to the John Muir Trail. 2650 miles from the Canadian border down to Mexico. I doubt if I'll ever get a chance to thru-hike it but hopefully I'll be able to do some of the more interesting bits.

The Wonderland Trail - 93 miles around the base of Mount Rainer in Washington State.

BC Leg of the Trans Canada Trail

I would also like to enter (and finish) a MOMAR race