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1 | NORTH COAST TRAIL - SAMPLE ITINERARIES | FAVORED ITINERARY (pending group discussion...) | ALTERNATE ITINERARY #1 | ALTERNATE ITINERARY #2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Day Order | Date | Day | Time Period | CS&NCT Book - East to West (faster pace for day at Cape Scott) | Scenes from the Trail / Jenny's group | CS&NCT Book - West to East (-1 day if skipping Cape Scott) | Notes | |||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 8/13 | Saturday | Morning | Drive from Seattle to Nanaimo (@ 5 hours) | Drive from Seattle to Nanaimo (@ 5 hours) | |||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | 8/13 | Saturday | Afternoon | Drive from Nanaimo to Port Hardy (@ 4 hours) | Drive from Nanaimo to Port Hardy (@ 4 hours) | East to West sounds like a better plan to me. | ||||||||||||||
5 | 1 | 8/13 | Saturday | Evening | Sleep in Port Hardy. | Sleep in Port Hardy. | https://www.bcferries.com/book-sailings | ||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 8/14 | Sunday | Morning | Dropped off by water taxi at Shushartie Bay (10 AM). Begin hiking to Nahwitti River. | Drive from Seattle to Nanaimo (@ 5 hours) | 11 AM shuttle bus to Cape Scott TH (2 hours). Begin hiking to Eric Lake. | ||||||||||||||
7 | 2 | 8/14 | Sunday | Afternoon | Finish hiking to Nahwitti River (7 miles) | Drive from Nanaimo to Port Hardy (@ 4 hours) | Finish hiking to Eric Lake (2 miles). | ||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 8/14 | Sunday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Sleep in Port Hardy. | Eat dinner and relax. | ||||||||||||||
9 | 3 | 8/15 | Monday | Morning | Break camp at Nahwitti River. Begin hiking to Irony Creek. | Dropped off by water taxi at Shushartie Bay (10 AM). Begin hiking to Skinner Creek. | Break camp at Eric Lake. Begin hiking to Nels Bight. | ||||||||||||||
10 | 3 | 8/15 | Monday | Afternoon | Finish hiking to Irony Creek (6 total hours, 8.5 miles) | Finish hiking to Skinner Creek (5 total hours, 5.7 miles) | Finish hiking to Nels Bight (8.7 miles) | ||||||||||||||
11 | 3 | 8/15 | Monday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | ||||||||||||||
12 | 4 | 8/16 | Tuesday | Morning | Break camp at Irony Creek. Begin hiking to Nissen Bight. | Break camp at Skinner Creek. Begin hiking to Cape Sutil. | Day hike around Cape Scott lighthouse area. | Nahwitti to Irony Creek takes 10-14.5 hours according to the guidebook | |||||||||||||
13 | 4 | 8/16 | Tuesday | Afternoon | Finish hiking to Nissen Bight (12 miles). Can stop at Laura Creek, if tired. | Finish hiking to Cape Sutil (6 total hours, 4.9 miles) | Ibid. | watch for high tide between Cape Sutil and Irony Creek, would need to take harder, less scenic alternate route. | |||||||||||||
14 | 4 | 8/16 | Tuesday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | have backup plan if mileage is too ambitious, given difficult terrain and tide risks. | |||||||||||||
15 | 5 | 8/17 | Wednesday | Morning | Day hike around Cape Scott lighthouse area. | Break camp at Cape Sutil. Begin hiking to Irony Creek. | Break camp at Nels Bight. Begin hiking to Laura Creek. | Irony Creek to Nissen Bight takes 7-13 hours according to guidebook | |||||||||||||
16 | 5 | 8/17 | Wednesday | Afternoon | Ibid. | Finish hiking to Irony Creek (4 total hours, 4.1 miles) | Finish hiking to Laura Creek (8.1 miles) | ||||||||||||||
17 | 5 | 8/17 | Wednesday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | ||||||||||||||
18 | 6 | 8/18 | Thursday | Morning | Break camp at Nissen Bight. Begin hiking to Eric Lake. | Break camp at Irony Creek. Begin hiking to Laura Creek. | Break camp at Laura Creek. Begin hiking to Irony Creek. | ||||||||||||||
19 | 6 | 8/18 | Thursday | Afternoon | Finish hiking to Eric Lake (7.5 miles) | Finish hiking to Laura Creek (5 total hours, 7.3 miles) | Finish hiking to Irony Creek (7.3 miles) | ||||||||||||||
20 | 6 | 8/18 | Thursday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | ||||||||||||||
21 | 7 | 8/19 | Friday | Morning | Break camp at Eric Lake. Hike to Cape Scott TH (1 total hour, 2 miles) | Break camp at Laura Creek. Begin hiking to Eric Lake. | Break camp at Irony Creek. Begin hiking to Nahwitti River. | ||||||||||||||
22 | 7 | 8/19 | Friday | Afternoon | 1 PM shuttle bus from TH to Port Hardy (2 hours), spend night there. | Finish hiking to Eric Lake (? total hours, 11.6 miles) | Finish hiking to Nahwitti River (8.5 miles) | ||||||||||||||
23 | 7 | 8/19 | Friday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | ||||||||||||||
24 | 8 | 8/20 | Saturday | Morning | Drive to Nanaimo to catch ferry (@ 4 hours) | Break camp at Eric Lake. Hike to Cape Scott TH (1 total hour, 2 miles) | Break camp at Nahwitti River. Begin hiking to Shushartie Bay. | ||||||||||||||
25 | 8 | 8/20 | Saturday | Afternoon | Drive from Nanaimo to Seattle (@ 5 hours) | 1 PM shuttle bus from TH to Port Hardy (2 hours), spend night there. | Finish hiking to Shushartie Bay (7 miles) | ||||||||||||||
26 | 8 | 8/20 | Saturday | Evening | Eat dinner and relax. | Eat dinner and relax. | |||||||||||||||
27 | 9 | 8/21 | Sunday | Morning | Drive to Nanaimo to catch ferry (@ 4 hours) | 9 AM water taxi to Port Hardy (1 hour). Begin driving back to Nanaimo. | |||||||||||||||
28 | 9 | 8/21 | Sunday | Afternoon | Drive from Nanaimo to Seattle (@ 5 hours) | Drive to Nanaimo and continue to Seattle. | |||||||||||||||
29 | 9 | 8/21 | Sunday | Evening | Return to Seattle (@ 9 PM, if leaving Port Hardy @ noon) | ||||||||||||||||
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