Route
Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Unsupported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
5h
33m
32s
Verification
GPS track(s)
Alberni_Inlet_trail.gpx1.5 MB
Photos
Report
Dry and warm day for the Alberni Inlet Trail. Technical and well-flagged for the first 10km, before moving to a mix of logging roads and coastal rocky scrambles. River crossing was a 30-minute hold up, with water up to our waists and difficult terrain and currents to wade through. Final 10km is a lush forest run on an abandoned railway line, mostly flat with some short switchbacks under half-completed trestle bridges.
We carried food and re-filled water bottles from streams. Plenty to access, and trail was well-marked throughout. Sub 5 hour is very achievable, especially if you can swim the river crossing.