Trail app or website

There's a book you can buy online and I'm sure it's at island out fitters aswel, called "Vancouver island back road map book", as far as I know it contains a lot of maps and info of all the sneaky trails that arnt online or in a typical map book, I'm going to get one for myself at some stage. I think it's $25 online?

Google Earth, imagination and the desire to get there.

There are also different GPS type apps you can put on your phone that show air photos and your place on them, record your tracks and distances travelled.....simple and a great tool

yep thats a very popular book here on this forum and for everyone who explores on the island, definitely worth a copy! I recommend getting a hardcopy in most book stores they sell them. Gotta keep in mind that its not 100% accurate, ive seen gate signs on that book, and in real life there was no gate and vice versa. Things change all the time and its tough for them to keep up with all the little changes, but! Its definitely an excellent tool.

As for an app, I use backcountry navigator. It has a few map sources for canada, and one of them ( cant remember which, theres only like 5 total ) has excellent data on it for navigation offroad. It has some stuff the mapbook doesnt have, and the mapbook has some stuff it doesnt have, so I use both and im golden. Also, keep in mind for offroad navigation, you will need a satellite signal, which phones and tablets do receive, but it wont always be perfect. I purchased a small bluetooth satellite receiver that connects with american and russian satellites, and its worked flawlessly. I map everywhere I go, and leave notes on things I like!

Anyways, thats my 2 cents :)

( and like fatty said, google earth. Its amazing. As far as I know though, not as easy to use offline for mobile offroad usage as the other app i mentioned.!