Hi Tyler. The cost for ferries to the Sunshine Coast varies depending on whether you bring a car and which route you take. You can find this info on the BC Ferries webpage. The cost of a water taxi to the start of the trail depends on how many people are on the water taxi and which water taxi company you use. There are a few different companies that offer the service and you have to contact them to get a quote. I haven’t done the whole trail so I’m not familiar with the best places to resupply, but I do know that Powell River is the only place along the trail where it is easy to do so. Have a great hike.

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I hope people find it useful. If I was to get truly organized I would park the car Earl’s Cove (it’s free) and walk onto the ferry. On the other side I would take the rural bus all the way to Lund which we did.

I would get better organized and mail our dry food to the 2 food drops we used. Another option is to mail your food to one of the 2 companies I know who do food drops on the SCT. When you travel with a large group this is a good option.

Hi Karissa, We ended up using the trailhead that takes you on the most direct route to the Bluff hut – we had intended to use the Gilpin road trailhead but we parked too soon. You could walk the road from Lund to get to either one of these trailheads – I think the one that we ended up using is about 2km from Lund and the Gilpin road one is about 3km from Lund. You could always get in touch with Terracentric adventures and find out how much they charge for a shuttle to the trailheads or all the way to Sarah Point. They may also be able to group you in with other hikers going on the same day so it would be cheaper for all of you. Could also try asking on the Sunshine Coast Facebook page to see if any locals are available to shuttle you for a few dollars – they are a close knit friendly community up there and they are very proud of their trail.

Thanks for posting this — we’re planning to do a thru-hike of most of the SCT next month and also want to skip the water taxi, to save time and money. If possible, can you provide more details about how to get to the trailhead where you started? Is it pretty close to town, or is it the one listed in the guidebook (for people doing the bluffs as a day hike)? We’re going to arrive in Lund on the transit bus, so everything from there on out will be on foot. The maps seem to indicate that there’s a way to do this but I haven’t seen a trip report describing it.

J

Hi Sophia. We didn’t hike all the way to Powell River from Riveley’s Pond Shelter as we were also worried about the ferry schedule. Instead we parked at the trailhead at the end of Sutherland Street in the Wildwood area of Powell River. This saved us about 5km of walking so we only walked about 11km. I think it probably took us about 4 hours or so to hike there from Riveley’s Pond. I can’t remember exactly – it could have been more like 5 hours. The trail is a lot of small ups and downs and is much rootier and less smooth through the Sliammon Lakes section.

Thinking about doing this hike with my partner over easter. Could you tell me how long it took you to do your last leg of trip from the Rievely’s Pond Shelter to Powell river?
Just trying to plan out ferries. Thanks!

Sophia

Hi Jordan, I think starting at Sarah Point would be worth it – I’ve seen photos of the coastal area there and it does look beautiful. We decided to start closer to Lund as we just didn’t have the time. From what I’ve heard the section from the start of the trail along the coast for a few kms from Sarah Point is nice, then there is a less interesting forested section, then it gets beautiful again starting at Wednesday Lake all the way up to the Manzanita Bluff hut. I definitely would like to go back to the SCT to hike the Sarah Point section.