[K-Court]

Chris, yes, there are shuttles to and from the towns at either end of the trail. You take a passenger ferry from the north trail head to the nearby town. It's quite remote - there's no towns at all on the trail itself. The trail in fact was first established to provide access to people who were shipwrecked along the west coast. Anyway, you pack in and pack out everything (and I mean EVERYTHING), and once you're on the trail, you have to finish. The real challenge can be the weather. Being on the Pacific west coast, you're open to storms and the rainfall can be horrific. Even in the summer, you could find yourself in rain the entire way - which would be pretty miserable. But if you like untouched wilderness, you're not going to see much better.