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Canada to Complete World’s Longest Recreational Trail

posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday September 14 2016, @11:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the better-start-walking dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Another trail is about to join the ranks of the world's great trails, such as America's Appalachian Trail, Turkey's Lycian Way, or South America's Inca Trail:

Cyclists in Canada will soon be able to pedal from Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast to Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, without having to share a road with a single car. The Great Trail, as it's known, is set to open in 2017 in time for Canada's 150th birthday. Once complete, the trail will stretch 15,000 miles (24,000km) through each of the country's 13 provinces and territories and touch three oceans, becoming the longest recreational trail in the world.

Besides biking, hiking and horseback riding, the path will be open in winter for cross country skiing and snowmobiling. And with a quarter of the trail on water, canoes, kayaks or other water craft can also be used.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:10PM (#401759)

    This post [instagram.com] may help out.

    The author stated that The Great Trail is one continuous bike path, which it is not. It is so much more than that! #TheGreatTrail 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.