All Points West Clara Hughes completes West Coast Trail thanks to some unorthodox footware If you've ever done any of the challenging and beautiful multi-day treks on the island, you'll know it never goes exactly as planned. Olympian Clara Hughes found that out for herself on the West Coast Trail.

I knew bits and pieces of the trail. I knew that it was 75 kilometres long. I've hiked the North Coast Trail a couple times, the Juan de Fuca Trail, and I've hiked literally thousands of miles all over North America, like the big long trails, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide, Appalachian Trail. I'm a pretty keen hiker, with a lot of experience, but I always heard that the West Coast Trail will hand your butt to you before you finish, if you finish.

The first two days were fantastic

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