The Great Trail: Connecting Canadians Coast to Coast!

It’s the longest recreational trail in the WORLD, and it will soon be complete, uniting 15,000 communities across Canada!

Once referred to as the ‘Trans Canada Trail’, has now been appropriately nick-named ‘The Great Trail’.

The project has been a long time in the making, starting 24 years ago with the dream of connecting Canadians from coast to coast. The goal is to have the last bit complete for 2017, to celebrate our nation’s 150th birthday.

“The Great Trail is an epic trail of trails offering a wide range of outdoor experiences on land and water. You can enjoy walking/hiking, cycling, paddling, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling, through a variety of landscapes – urban, rural, and wilderness – along greenway, waterway, and roadway”

Here’s a look at the trail from a map perspective:

Take a look at some of the destinations linked by this one long connector:

B.C.:

Une vue spectaculaire du sentier Sea to Sky — Spectacular sea to sky trail at its best! @tctrail @squamishadventure @tourismsquamish @gowhistler @squamishac @cn_railway #gladitdidntrain @7meshinc #needtoinvest #seatosky #tctrail #clifbarneeded : @harrytrails

A photo posted by Trans Canada Trail (@tctrail) on Jun 1, 2016 at 12:38pm PDT

ON:

Our featured trail of the week/Notre tronçon-vedette de la semaine: Path of the Paddle, ON Named “Path of the Paddle” in honour of Canadian canoeing legend Bill Mason and our Canadian Canoeing Heritage. This section of the #tctrail currently has six connected trails in Northwestern Ontario from Kenora to Thunder Bay. #tctrail #ourjourney Nommé “Path of the Paddle” pour honorer Bill Mason, légende canadien du pagayage ainsi que notre héritage canadien du pagayage. Ce tronçon du #sentiertc est composé de six sentiers connectés dans le nord-ouest de l'Ontario de Kenora à Thunder Bay. #sentiertc #notreparcours #exploreontario #explorecanada

A photo posted by Trans Canada Trail (@tctrail) on Sep 23, 2015 at 12:47pm PDT

MB:

Icy sculptures on the shore of White Lake, MB Créations de glace au bord de Lac Blanc, Man. #tctrail #sentiertc #ourjourney #notreparcours #Repost @wood_lee_cove ??? Ice palaces along the shoreline #tctrail #travelmb

A photo posted by Trans Canada Trail (@tctrail) on Dec 20, 2015 at 7:32am PST

QC:

Une belle journée sur le #sentiertc au #Québec Merci @melaniejoly d'avoir partagé! #notreparcours A beautiful day on the #tctrail in #Québec! #ourjourney #Repost @melaniejoly ??? Découvrez le #sentiertranscanadien @tctrail Discover the #transcanadiantrail #Quebec See you soon at the end of it in #Yukon @canada150 #canada150 #tctrail #sentiertc

A photo posted by Trans Canada Trail (@tctrail) on Feb 21, 2016 at 7:32am PST

NU:

Never know what you'll see on the #tctrail! #ourjourney On ne sait jamais ce qu'on verra sur le #sentiertc #notreparcours Photo: TCT/STC #Nunavut

A photo posted by Trans Canada Trail (@tctrail) on Nov 20, 2015 at 1:57pm PST