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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 TheRaven on Wednesday September 14 2016, @12:43PM
sudo mod me up
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:10PM
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.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by EvilSS on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:11PM
Yea it says 1/4 of the trail is "on water". How the heck does that work? Do I need to pack a canoe? That would be somewhat cumbersome.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Gravis on Wednesday September 14 2016, @02:43PM
isn't it obvious?! [imgix.net] (≧∇≦)/
(Score: 3, Funny) by butthurt on Wednesday September 14 2016, @03:23PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRMgMXA1xuc [youtube.com]
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday September 14 2016, @04:35PM
Think about it for a while: It's Canada. There is no such thing as water in Canada, only ice and beaver dams.
Just get some good really-deep-snow tires for your mountain bike, and yield to the moose-mounted hockey-playing police.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday September 14 2016, @04:57PM
just peddle REALLY REALLY fast, okay?
Jesus!
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...that is you, right Jesus?
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. I have always been here. ---Gaaark 2.0 --
(Score: 2) by danomac on Friday September 16 2016, @12:59AM
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:12PM
The trail goes from Victoria on Vancouver Island on the West Coast to Newfoundland on the east coast, so ferries would be required to reach those last segments.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @01:49PM
Those who don't pay attention to the signage at water's edge will be winnowed out so the rest of the trail will be less congested.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 14 2016, @04:52PM
yeah. did you see the part about 24000 kilometers? who the hell can take a vacation long enough to bike that? I mean... it would be something on the order of 6 months, right?
so... if anyone needs to travel the entire thing, I sincerly doubt they lack the resources to handle the watery parts.
(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.