The only person more excited than me about the new North Coast Trail on Vancouver Island, Canada, is BluePeak editor Rogier Gruys.
Rogier linked to an article in Wild Coast Magazine in which the authors claim the NCT is even better than the famed WCT, our #1 hike in the world.
High praise!
We’ll need to hike the North Coast Trail during the summer of 2008 to see for ourselves. The article includes an excellent map:
screenshot – original
Don’t start packing yet. The official website today still states:
The Trail is not complete. Hikers are requested to avoid using any part of the route until after construction is finished.
besthike.com 
The NCT will be open May 10. Check out the updated web site….