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West Coast Trail

West Coast Trail

Essential Backpackers Guide

18 ratings
63 reviews
💪 Health & Fitness
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 9, 2024
  • September 6, 2026

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Developer

Orca Labs LLC
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About

This app provides essential planning tools for backpackers preparing for the West Coast Trail. It offers customizable trip details, tide calculations, an interactive map with points of interest, and daily summaries. An optional upgrade unlocks offline access, on-trail navigation, and weather forecasts.

✓Customizable trip planning
✓Automatic tide calculations
✓Interactive trail map
✓Daily hike summaries
✓Campsite details and satellite images
✓Sunrise/sunset times
✓Offline map and navigation (PRO)
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of West Coast Trail. Based on 18 reviews and a 4.9/5 average, it highlights the 94 positives and 7 negatives reviewers mention most about this Health & Fitness app.

Positive things

  • 👍Invaluable for planning
  • 🗺️Accurate real-time trail conditions
  • 🌊Indispensable tide planning
  • 📍Real-time location tracking on trail
  • 📚Comprehensive information
  • 💡Great for learning trail history
  • ✅Must-have for the trail
  • 💯Extremely helpful for preparation
  • ✨Makes trip planning easier
  • 🚀Well-designed and easy to use
  • 🌟Incredible detail and ease of use
  • 👍Highly recommended
  • ✅Essential for WCT
  • 💰Offline access is worthwhile
  • 🧭Offline mapping is valuable
  • 💯Covers everything needed
  • 👍User-friendly
  • 💡Detailed and informative
  • ✅Great for experienced hikers too
  • 💯Saved our bacon
  • 👍Invaluable for date selection
  • ✨Game changer
  • 👍Loads of useful information
  • 💯Very well done and appreciated
  • 👍Makes trip simple
  • ✅Highly recommend upgrading
  • 💡Brings all info together
  • 💯Best resource for WCT
  • ✅Makes navigating accessible
  • 🚀Ultimate WCT planner
  • 💯Absolute must for anyone doing WCT
  • 👍Very useful and up to date
  • ✅Well put together and user friendly
  • 💯Well made and complete
  • 🗺️Accurate maps
  • 🌊Tide timing calculation helpful
  • 💯Covers possibly every question
  • ✅Prepared for what was ahead
  • 👍Sunrise/sunset times handy
  • 💯Indispensable
  • ✅Don't do the trail without it
  • 💯So much detail
  • 👍Intuitive layout
  • ✅Detailed and user friendly
  • 💯Full of helpful features
  • 👍Invaluable
  • ✅Excellent app
  • 💯Get this app
  • 👍Easy to navigate
  • ✅Perfect!
  • 💯Chalk full of history, wisdom and useful information
  • 👍Great tool for planning
  • 🗺️Seeing tide levels is helpful
  • 💯Detailed and easy to use
  • 👍Makes trip planning easy
  • ✅Highly recommend
  • 💯Extremely helpful
  • 👍Excellent resource
  • ✅Detailed and user friendly
  • 💯Invaluable
  • 👍Excellent app
  • ✅Super helpful
  • 💯Must have for WCT
  • 👍Great app
  • 🗺️Accurate tide charts
  • ✅Covers all details
  • 👍Very impressed
  • 💯Well done
  • ✅Excellent addition
  • 👍Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💯Highly recommend
  • ✅Detailed and user friendly
  • 👍Accurate markers
  • 🗺️Tides incorporated
  • ✅Easy to plan entire trip
  • 💡Added features are great
  • 💯Highly recommend
  • 👍Relied on throughout hike
  • 🗺️Awesome level of detail
  • ✅Tide information made planning a breeze
  • 💯Excellent app
  • 👍Happy to have for trip
  • ✅Super helpful
  • 💯Love this app
  • 👍Well thought out
  • ✅Easy to navigate
  • 💯Must have!
  • 👍Excited to use on trail
  • ✅Enhancements keep coming
  • 🗺️Great app
  • 👍Thank you for making this
  • ✅Detailed and easy to use
  • 👍So much information
  • ✅Essential for planning

Negative things

  • 🐛Sneaky auto renewal charged double
  • 🤔Misled about GPS functionality
  • 📍No real GPS functionality
  • 🗺️No live map view
  • ❓Wondered if missed turn off
  • ❓How long had currently hiked unknown
  • ❓Should be basic function of hiking app
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What's New in West Coast Trail

2.201

September 6, 2026

- Live Weather Radar - "Trail Beta" hiker reports on map - New Combined Summary Page - Tides chart support for October dates

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Subscription plans

West Coast Trail Pro

Annual Subscription to PRO features

$29.991 Year
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In-App Purchases

$29.99

PRO Pass for 2026 Season

Unlocks PRO features for the 2026 hiking season

User reviews

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Worth the cash.

I dropped the 30 dollars and I found it to be absolutely worth it. We were able to see weather tides and change our plans halfway through and get reasonable estimates.

The author is receptive and if I did the trail again I wouldn’t think twice about paying for it again.
Brian2073Brian2073

Ability to Print

This is a great app!… not sure how to print out hard copies of my trip planning and site info etc.
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12xo3412xo34

Best App Ever!

If you’re planning to hike the WCT, this app is a must! The $30 pro feature is so worthwhile to access offline maps while on the trail. The best feature in my opinion is the tide times and how they align with your trip (especially if you’re considering doing Owen Point). Not only was it super helpful to see where I was going each day, I also learned a lot of the history of the trail while hiking it! My only regret: not donating $10 to the firewood fund at the Crabshack to get the app logo sticker. 10/10 would highly recommend!
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JojoBean29JojoBean29

Fantastic App!

Great features for water sources, tides, camping, routes, and stories.
YazapapaYazapapa

Everything you need

Third time on the trail, first time with the app. What a great invention!
jbfreenamjbfreenam
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Login screen freezes

Bug

Incompatible with older devices

Bug

Auto-renewal charged twice

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Requested Features

8 requests

Ability to print hard copies

Feature

Extend calendar window past Sept 30/Oct 1

Feature

More accurate inland route planning for Thrasher junction

Feature

Elevation gain (ascent) for beach and forest routes

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

Real-time GPS functionality

Feature

Live map view

Feature

FAQ

What does the West Coast Trail app do?

This app serves as an essential guide for backpackers planning to hike the West Coast Trail. It helps you customize your trip details, automatically calculates tide times for beach sections, and provides an interactive map with key points of interest. You can also view daily summaries of distances, ladders, and tides, along with campsite information and sunrise/sunset times.

What features are included in the PRO Pass?

The PRO Pass is a one-year purchase that unlocks all trail features. This includes full offline access to the app, an on-trail map with GPS location for navigation, and precision weather forecasts for major campsites. The PRO Pass is valid for the calendar year it is purchased for and does not auto-renew.

Is the app free to use?

The app has a free version that is fully functional for trip planning and is ad-free. However, the free version locks during your actual hiking dates. To access all offline features and stay trail-ready, you need to upgrade to the PRO Pass.

What are the system requirements for the app?

The provided description does not specify the exact operating system requirements (e.g., iOS or Android versions). However, it is designed for mobile devices and offers offline functionality, suggesting it is compatible with smartphones and tablets that can run mobile applications.

Can I use this app to get a trail permit?

No, the PRO Pass is not a trail permit. You are still required to obtain a Parks Canada West Coast Trail Backcountry Use Permit separately to hike the trail. This app is a planning and navigation tool, not an official permit acquisition service.