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| A Summer snapshot of Vedder Trail in Chilliwack, BC. |
Today I want to tell you about Canada's largest hiking trails. It must have something to do with the weather getting chillier and me trying to keep warm feeding myself with sunny days hiking memories.
Canada has tons of great hiking trails and the views that even the most mundane ones offer are simply too nice to miss. The country is right now working on two recreational trails that will extent from coast to coast. The Trans Canada Trail and the National Hiking Trail.
The Trans Canada trail is going to be the longest trail in the world with an incredible length of 22,000 km (pretty mind blowing, right?). The plan is to connect hundreds of shorter trails to created this master trail. The Trans Canada trail starts on the North at the Northwest Territories, crosses the Yukon, passes through British Columbia and finally arrives in Alberta. On the West side, it starts near the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island and it goes all the way to Nova Scotia on the East. It also has a few 'legs' or scenic detours like the one going deeper into Saskatchewan. This trail is intended mainly for hiking and bike riding but of course some parts of the trail will allow for other activities like horseback riding and skiing.
The National Hiking Trail, formerly known as the Sentier National Trail, will in part overlap with the Trans Canada and in other parts offer a different alternative. It's a much shorter trail but so far is about 3,800 km long . The terrain on this trail is rougher so it is meant to be used mainly for hiking unless you are an experience biker or skier.
Weather predictions say this is going to be one of the coldest and whitest winters in Canada's recent history so I guess that means I have to get a good pair of snowshoes and some real warm winter clothes before going out for my first hike on the Trans Canada :-)
Want to know more about the Trans Canada Trail? Click here!
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| First kilometer mark. Not as impressive as a 20k one but you got to start somewhere! |
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