When it comes to choosing a hiking trip in British Columbia (BC), you are spoilt for choice.

A great destination for year-round active travelers, British Columbia is blessed with natural beauty; the Rocky Mountains, Whistler, and the West Coast Trail to name just a few highlights. Combined with incredible parks, abundant wildlife and a strong aboriginal presence, BC is definitely a ‘bucket list’ destination.

British Columbia features an impressive 25,725km of Pacific coastline dotted with many islands, including Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, and Haida Gwaii, formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands. The pacific coast is known to be one of the most diverse marine environments in the world, a perfect haven for seals, sea lions, orcas, humpback whales, and minke whales… to name a few.

The Pacific Province is world-renowned for its majestic snow-capped mountains. Contrary to popular belief, not all mountains in Canada’s west are part of the Rocky Mountains. There are ten mountain ranges in BC, from the Pacific coast to the Alberta border. These include the Coast Mountains, the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia Mountains and of course, the Rocky Mountains.

On Vancouver Island, in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, a 75km trail has garnered an international reputation as one of the world’s top hikes. The West Coast Trail runs along sandy beaches and ocean shelf, past intriguing caves, and scenic waterfalls, and through a lush rainforest filled with giant trees.

Discover British Columbia the active way on a hiking trip with North America Active.