Skinner Beach to Shuttleworth Bight
Distance: 16km
Time: 10 hours
Weather: Sunny and warm
Trail: 3 most technically difficult sections of the trail, lots of rope work, slippery cobble beaches
Photos: My Northcoast Trail Flickr Set
Note: If you're doing this hike in the near future, fill up your water bottles at Nahwitti. The summer has been unusually dry on the North Coast this year and between Nahwitti and Shuttleworth Bight we did not come across any sources of moving fresh water.
The day's hike included multiple sections of steep ascents and descents. Thankfully the weather has been, uncharacteristically, mostly pleasant this year so the trail has been relatively, stress relatively, dry.
The pay off was a series of unforgettably beautiful beaches - in fact, the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen. Long stretches of undisturbed white sand, sea stacks and lush green pines topping giant bolder rock formations all under a vivid blue sky. Fantastic.
Through 10 hours of hiking including frequent breaks to catch our breath and take in the views we only met one other group of hikers.
Shuttleworth Bight where we set up camp for the night is a gorgeous long sandy beach. After the sunset the stars came out in full force and we rested up by the campfire, fed and re-hydrated, and talked about all the amazing sights we'd seen that day.
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