These treks take over where the day hikes leave off. The Backpacking section of BC Car-Free details 9 major multi-day excursions with a number of variations. Included are three important coastal hikes along Vancouver Island’s Pacific Rim and, for the first time in print anywhere, the entire Sunshine Coast Trail: all 175 km of it!

• Backpacking Checklist
• Garibaldi Park: Garibaldi Lake
• Garibaldi Park: Black Tusk
• Garibaldi Park: Panorama Ridge
• Garibaldi Park: Singing Pass Loop
• Henrietta Lake
• Sunshine Coast Trail Introduction & Access
• Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 1: Sarah Point to Malaspina Road
• Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 2: Malaspina Road to Powell Lake
• Sunshine Coast Trail Stage 3: Powell Lake to Fiddlehead Farm
• Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 4: Fiddlehead Farm to Lois River
• Sunshine Coast Trail-Stage 5: Lois Dam to Saltery Bay
• Stein River Valley Introduction
• Stein River Valley – Stein Lower Canyon to Mid-Valley
• Stein Valley Mini-Traverse
• Nicomen Lake
• Juan De Fuca Marine Trail
• The West Coast Trail – Introduction
• The West Coast Trail
• The Mid-Coast Trail