Become a Trail Blazer
Join the Trail Blazer membership to become an ongoing supporter of West Kootenay Hiking. For $10/month CAD, you’ll get access to special benefits and bonus hiking routes.
What are routes? Routes are unofficial hikes that have no trailhead infrastructure or maintenance. They require more navigation and experience, and usually some rugged FSR driving.
Special Access
Explore further with more information and connection.
- Access to bonus hiking routes
- Custom trip planning advice
- Access to our exclusive Facebook group.
- Invitation to our annual fall community hike with our editor Abby Wilson.
Guidebook Project
We’re writing a printed guidebook! Est spring 2025
- Sneak peek of new content, and opportunity for input.
- Your name in the acknowledgements
- Advanced, signed edition for members active 12 months.
Merchandise
Celebrate our local mountains with swag!
- Free embroidered patch for your backpack, mailed every December to active members.
- Save 20% on West Kootenay Hiking merchandise at abbywilson.ca
Did you know? West Kootenay Hiking is a one-woman show! Abby Wilson is a local artist and mom who runs WKH as a very small business. She writes, edits, photographs, maps, troubleshoots and promotes to make this website the valuable resource it is today. Abby brings 10+ years of experience working in the tech industry to the project. Abby also volunteers with the Kootenay Mountaineering Club and organizes “plein air painting” events for local artists.
Your support helps pays for web hosting, equipment, trail mix, gas, but mostly importantly helps to fund Abby’s time working on West Kootenay Hiking.