{"id":2398,"date":"2016-05-09T03:27:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2016-05-07T19:27:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T02:27:35","slug":"trans-canada-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explore.globalcreations.com\/theblog\/featured\/trans-canada-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans-Canada Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Trans Canada Trail is a patchwork of interconnecting segments that not only crosses Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific, but also\u00a0reaches to the Arctic Ocean. \u00a0The southerly portion of the trail crosses Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, with a detour through\u00a0Prince Edward Island, then tracks along Canada’s southern border as far as Manitoba. \u00a0From there it heads northwest across Saskatchewan and Alberta to Edmonton. \u00a0The trail splits near Edmonton with a northerly loop across the Northwest or Yukon Territories (your choice, or a loop) reaching all the way to\u00a0\u00a0the Beaufort Sea north of the tiny community of Inuvik. \u00a0The southerly route from Edmonton goes to Calgary and, again, closer to the southern border and westward to the Pacific at Victoria, British Columbia. \u00a0Here’s a map to offer some perspective:<\/p>\n

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Hiking the Trans Canada Trail<\/h1>\n

If you were to travel\u00a0the entire trail, you would cover over 15,000 miles! \u00a0The trail is about 80% complete using national and provincial funding as well as private donations. \u00a0It is truly a national project connecting 400, existing trails that are individually managed by volunteer trail groups or government entities. \u00a0Large segments are rail-to-trail conversions. \u00a0Along the way hikers, bicyclists, equestrians, skiers and snowmobilers will eventually find a series of small pavilions offering shelter and water. \u00a0The plan is to have the trail fully connected by July 1, 2017 in celebration of Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation. \u00a0Here’s a short video that offers a glimpse of the trail being groomed for cross country skiers in the Yukon Territory (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KBYptuD2M10<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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