The Great Trail Will Cover Nearly 24,000 KM and Connect 13 Provinces And Territories In Canada
The Great Trail, also known as the Trans Canada Trail, is a 14,864 mile network of trails that will connect 13 provinces and territories from Newfoundland to the Yukon. Currently it is 87% complete (20770 km/12905 miles), but should be 100% connected by 2017 making it the world’s longest connected trail system. The completion will ideally correspondence with Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017.
This multi-use trail system consists of greenways, waterways, and roadways that travel through urban, rural, and wilderness areas. It will be open to bikers, hikers, horses, cross country skiers, and snowmobilers. There are even river sections for kayakers and paddlers.
The Great Trail project began in 1992. It is funded by private donors, but the Canadian Government is matching 50 cents for every dollar donated. Each section is being completed locally. It is “a gift from Canadians to Canadians.”
Learn more about The Great Trail aka The Trans Canada Trail on TheGreatTrail.ca. Feel free to donate to this incredibly cool project here. Should be an epic adventure to complete the entire Trans Canada Trail!
Canada is doing great things. Did you know that all Parks Canada national parks, national historic sites, and national marine conservation areas will offer free admission in 2017 for the 150th anniversary of Canada? Might be time for a road trip!
Meanwhile the United States is building a 3,000 mile bike trail called the East Coast Greenway. It will start in Calais, Maine and end in Key West Florida.
