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The coastline of British Columbia is a paddler’s paradise. There are few places in the world in less than an hours distance from a metropolitan area, where a paddler can be exploring in and around islets populated only by wildlife, and enjoying spectacular views of the ocean and distant mountains.
Travel a bit further from the main cities and the rewards of kayaking in British Columbia grow exponentially. Along with magnificent and beautiful vistas comes more frequent sightings of an incredible variety of wildlife and marine plantlife. This is adventuring at its best, in a sometimes very wild and remote wilderness of wind, wave, and shoreline.
Kayakers and canoeists, in partnership with the Government of British Columbia, are working together to build the longest and most extensive trails system in British Columbia: the BC Marine Trails Network. It will become the largest water trail network in the world, covering nearly all of the 22,000 kilometres of BC coastline!
The BC Marine Trails Network is designed to assist paddlers of appropriate ability levels to gain access to this wilderness through a series of interconnected marine trails. Each trail section will be composed of strategically located launch and landing sites, and small camping areas which will allow paddlers safe and enjoyable navigation of BC’s coastal waters.
Some of the more isolated and exposed sections of coastline will be visited by only the most experienced and resourceful of paddlers, but with the aid of guide-outfitters and water taxis, even paddlers with modest abilities will be able to gain access to the beauty and experiences waiting in the more sheltered sections of the Marine Trails Network.
The BC MARINE TRAILS NETWORK ASSOCIATION, a society which is backed and supported by the largest paddling clubs in British Columbia, is working in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts, and landowners, to develop this network. It is a momentous task, and will be many years in the making.
We invite you, as a paddler, to join us in our undertaking to develop this exciting endeavour that will benefit kayakers and canoeists for generations to come.
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