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I don’t remember there being any problems along the road, so it must have been in pretty good shape. Of course things can change radically in a year or two!

Hi Julia, and thanks for the kind comment! I don't really remember why I chose that direction. Possibly due to transportation - the night train from Stockholm arrived at just after 05:00 which seemed a good time to begin hiking! I saw very few people, at the start of September, but I think it would have been the same the other direction - very few were going the other way, either. I see that you commented on Hugo Svenstedt's video as well - I just watched his, and it brought back some great memories! I hope you enjoy the trail - a wonderful experience!

Thank you so much for your answer! Haha, yes, I try to gather some information as this is going to be my first longer hiking trip. So far I only did longer day hikes, up to 30 km. So it's actually quite an adventure for me! As I have been curious to visit Sollefteå for quite some time, I figured I might go from South to North as well and possibly visit that town at the end.

Thank you!

I’m gonna guess since about Covid!

Thanks! Yeah, close, but not quite! It's funny, I was hiking in Garibaldi in August, and got chatting with some folks up by the Gargoyles. Turns out we had passed each other on the trail - they started southbound just a couple of days after I began the northbound trip! Hard to say whether we passed on the trail, or shared a campground at some point... Enjoy the Sunshine Coast Trail! It is a beautiful trip. I was surprised by how much up and down there is - lots of vertical overall. I hiked it again a few months ago, in September, but northbound this time. Excellent experience!

Thank you very much! This was in mid-May of 2018. I did the trail again, northbound, this past September. Different, but still great!

Thanks for the kind comments! Yes, it was very atmospheric in the fog, in Skuleskogen. It would have been nice to have longer views, though! I seem to remember that many of the stugor had good spots for tents nearby, at least for one or two. I think that if they are occupied, you will be able to find space to camp. (If a huge number of people suddenly decide to hike it next year, that may not be true!) Good luck, and enjoy the trail (again)!

Thanks! Yes, that’s the spot, at the north end of Furry Creek. At the time, there was a route going around the gate, that could be navigated by a small, nimble 4x4. There was one parked about 6 or 8 km up the road, near the start of the trail. Had I known, I may have taken my Jeep instead of my Mazda and saved a bit of walking. No idea whether that is still passable. As far as scrambling goes, absolutely minimal. A couple of spots where you have to go through a bit of a rock band, but no difficulties and no exposure. If you have a good weather window, go for it! I’m thinking I need to get up there again myself…

Thanks for the comment! Yes, a lot of similarities between our coastal forest here in British Columbia and the forest on the High Coast! It felt very familiar, and yet different too. Hoping to get back to Sweden next year and try some different terrain, such as the Jämtland Triangle or a section of the Kungsleden! Cheers!

Thank you for the kind comments! Great questions! I’m actually going to think on the first one and get back to you when I’ve collected my thoughts! As for easy to follow - yes, it was, except for a section where the trail was rerouted for blasting. There wasn’t really any signage for the reroute, but I was able to find my way back to it using my GPS app, on which the SCT is well marked. (I use the Open Hiking Map on Gaia GPS - I’m a big fan of Gaia!). BTW, I’m about 1/2 way through the WCT footage so should have something out soon - probably in two parts.

So - anything I wish I’d brought along… just this: a better resupply plan. I wish I’d arranged for some fresh supplies of food close to the mid-way or later part of the trail. After a couple of nights I stopped in the old townsite at Powell River. Ate at the marina’s pub, and planned to pick up a few things at a little convenience store. But they didn’t really have anything to stock up on - I was hoping for maybe a bag of bagels or something else “doughy”. Nope. Chocolate bars, pop, chips. Either stashing something near the logging road section between Walt Hill and Troubridge would have been great. (Something bear/vermin proof!) Or arrange for someone to bring me a little resupply box. Otherwise, no, I think that I was happy with what I had!

Thank you very much! I am going on a four night backpacking trip next week, on British Columbia's West Coast Trail, and hope to publish a video about it soon...

@@sweatybrowhiking Sounds great! Would love to see!

A very worthwhile day in the hills, and you can pretty much make it as mild or as spicy as you like! I hope you give it a go!

@@sweatybrowhiking I'll definitely do it, I was up it's neighbour yesterday. I chickened out of doing Liathach because I was concerned about fitness levels. I think I made the right call, I was absolutely shattered coming down Beinn Eighe 🥵

Thanks! Yes, a fantastic traverse - Torridon packs a punch!

Hi Brian, That little ridge is along the main route to the first summit, but is *entirely* optional. Just the other side of the ridge where I am walking is an unexposed section of trail, securely back from the cliff. In fact, the clip at 7:30 is my friend coming back down the exact same section of the trail, closer to the sheltered side. Hope this helps!

Thanks, yeah it's a great spot! I think it was the lack of visitors from further away, plus being just a couple of days after the park opened - people hadn't had a chance to plan a trip yet. A great time to get out and explore (safely)!

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! It is a lovely hike! Yes, I think that the hike is very suitable for a dog like an Akita, provided of course that it is in good shape. There are really no very difficult sections. I think the toughest parts are where there are a lot of medium sized rocks in the trail, where the footing is a bit difficult. For example at the 3:05 point in my video. It would just require some slow progress for a few short sections. Good luck!

@@sweatybrowhiking Thank you!

Glad you’re enjoying the videos! I’ll check yours out later tonight! Yep, love the mountains on the Shore. I went up West Lion about five years ago, solo. Spectacular!

It really is a nice hike in the winter time! Well, any time really - except summer weekends; way too busy! ;)

Awesome, thanks! I just do not like to wear long pants, so if the snow doesn't go above my ankles, I simply don't do it... Glad you find the videos useful - please feel free to contact me if you are looking for any ideas or suggestions (unfortunately, I know nothing about fishing, if you're planning some of that up here. But if there's hiking on your mind...). With any luck, the borders will be open by the time hiking season comes around again!

@@sweatybrowhiking Hey I totally get it, if I didnt hate the cold so much I would wear shorts too! haha. But if the borders do loosen up next year I'll be sure to ask, in the meantime I'll just watch your videos and pretend I'm there lol!

No, I didn’t have any problem with bugs at all, along the trail or at night! I don’t know whether that was due to being late in the season (first week of September, so not *that* late) or just not many bugs in the area. For whatever reason, nice not to have to worry about them.

Sweaty Brow Hiking Thanks for your quick reply! It looks like a fantastic week-long trip, and it would be great not to have to carry a tent. It doesn’t seem like you encountered many (any?) other hikers, though. I like solitude while hiking as much as the next guy, but the isolation during the coronavirus crisis has made me crave a little human contact now and then.

@@benjammin2859 I'm so sorry! I just noticed this comment now! I saw very few people on the trail. I shared a couple of cabins with other solo hikers, on a couple of the nights. I probably saw an average of two or three other backpackers on the trail per day. Keep in mind that I was hiking at the start of September (like now!) which is definitely after the busy season. I met a couple of people from Germany, a couple from Spain, a guy from the US, and a few Swedes. But it as pretty sparse.

Hej! I used two devices. Most of the media was taken on my iPhone 8, while a little bit (shakier) was taken with a five year old Ricoh waterproof camera - a WG-4 GPS point and shoot. Cheers!

@@sweatybrowhiking Mycket tack! We are four people considering hiking the same trail as you did. How did you manage to carry the beer? I'd reckon they would be pretty shook up and lose a lot of carbon? Also were they in a glass container or plastic?

@@rkllj I only actually carried beer once, two bottles from the Coop in Ullånger to Erikskojan - so about 4.5 km and 275 m of elevation gain. Just stuffed the (glass) bottles into the soft goods in my pack. By the time I was ready to open them, they were not all shaken up, and the carbonation was fine. The trail was a great trip, very worthwhile! Reminded me very much of my home area, around Vancouver Canada. I was supposed to go back to Sweden and hike the northern portion of the Kungsleden in August, but unfortunately not this summer. Jävla coronatiden.

Thanks - yeah, I've fallen in love with the views in the Highlands of Scotland! I just keep going back...

Thanks! June should have more cafe options available than I had in September. There were a few grocery stores in some of the villages along the way - particularly on the northern end of the trail. Köpmanholmen, Docksta, Ullånger, Nordingrå (just off the trail) had ICA or Coop stores. Nordingrå was the last real opportunity on the way south - there were very few services south of that. For pubs or restaurants, there were very few, mostly in the same towns as mentioned above. I ended up buying some light (3,5%) beer in the grocery stores to carry to the stugas for refreshment! Enjoy your trip, it is a beautiful place!

Cool! Yeah, it was an awesome night on the peak - just a gorgeous night and morning for the end of October. Hiked Brunswick and Harvey the next day in perfect conditions! Considering returning to Capilano this summer. Glad you liked the video!

Thanks, Julie! Much appreciated! Hopefully I'll start getting some hikes in soon, and be able to make more videos... :)