Coming May 2025
The West Kootenay Hiking guidebook will be ready for local pickup at the end of April or shipped in early May. It will also be available at local retailers in early May. I am currently working on shipping preorders from February, so new orders will be delayed by 1-2 weeks for shipping times.
West Kootenay Hiking
West Kootenay Hiking Guidebook
West Kootenay Hiking Guidebook
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Welcome to the wild West Kootenay! This guidebook shares the very best hiking trails in our corner of southeast British Columbia. With detailed access and hiking directions, thoughtful topographic maps and elevation profiles, stunning photographs, and even downloadable GPX files, this book gives you everything you need to plan your next mountain adventure.
The 77 hikes in this book encompass a wide range of hiking abilities, hiking seasons, access vehicles, and special features. Whether you’re chasing golden larches, summits, or waterfalls, or just hoping to get out with the kids and dog for a few hours, we’ve got trails for you!
- Paperback book size 5.25" x 8.375"
- 304 full colour pages on forest-friendly paper
- Printed and bound in Canada
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About the author
The mountains were calling! Abby Wilson moved to the West Kootenay in 2016 and started a hiking blog. The blog grew into a popular website, and Abby brought her tech background into developing the website into the main hiking trail resource for our region.
Hiking fuels Abby’s main passion—painting West Kootenay landscapes! She uses her treks to gather reference photos and sketchers, capturing the mountains with bright, bold acrylic landscapes. Abby’s work explores how geometry aligns with geology, emphasising the shapes found in the natural landscape in a graphic style.
Abby lives with her husband Andrew and young family in Nelson, BC.