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.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday September 14 2016, @09:25PM
That's true of the Continental Divide Trail and Appalchian Trail, too. Few people hike the whole length because it does take a long time. The thought of an epic journey being there, though, for when you need a good long time to step outside the rat race and contemplate, is appealing. It seems to me 6 months crossing Canada is a much better way to spend that time than creating another ad campaign for soft drink company X or selling insurance.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 15 2016, @11:23AM
And I am pretty sure as a non-Canadian they don't provide tourist visas long enough to hike the whole trail in a single hiking.