Sections step-by-step

Vancouver Island Trail is made up of 7 Sections. Each section can be hiked in about a week.  Experienced hikers complete the nearly 800km thru-hike in 1-2 months.

The Section descriptions below are ordered south to north.

GPS tracks can be downloaded section by section or by subsections. The Section downloads can be imported into Gaia (or similar) applications – many VIT hikers prefer Gaia. It presents a georeferenced map that allows you to check your position/location in real-time using cell-phone GPS.

Subsection downloads are followed by a small map that allows you to view the GPS tracks and waypoints (zoom and pan as desired). You can choose between two different basemaps or a satellite image (click icon in upper right to select). The ‘Thunderforest’ basemap includes contours. Note that on the elevation profiles, vertical exaggeration varies but is always substantial.

If you wish to have a copy of the descriptions along with you during your hike, highlight the content, ‘print’ and save to pdf on your cell phone.