Spanning 1,200km (or 750mi) across the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Great Divide Trail is one of the most premier long distance hiking trails in the entire world. Following the divide very closely between Alberta and British Columbia, along the mountain range crest. They call this hike the wildest thru hike for a reason, it's extremely remote, and the conditions are truly challenging given the high elevation and extreme landscape. Similar to how the Continental Divide Trail was 10 or so years ago, the GDT is a collection of existing trails, strung together with cross country and off trail sections to make one long footpath.
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The Great Divide Trail at a glance:
- 1,200km (750mi) in length, depending on end point
- Grizzly and moose country the entire way
- 5 National Parks (Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, Waterton, and Yoho)
- 9 Provincial Parks, 4 Wilderness Areas, 4 Forest Districts
- 2,590m (or 8,500ft) is the high point @ an un-named pass in Section E
- 1,055m (or 3,500ft) is the low point @ Old Fort Point outside of Jasper
- Peak hiking season is from July to September,
- 30 to 60 days is roughly how long this hike takes depending on experience and fitness
Overall the GDT is one of the most amazing thru hikes you could ever do. Unparalleled scenery, glaciers around every corner, grizzly bears, moose, pika, marmots, exposed alpine meadows and lakes. Ridge walks on loose scree and talus. Off trail travel, bushwhacking, and adventure. Hiking through popular national parks such as Banff and Jasper. It truly is an incredible beast of a hike.
In this video we hike through section G along the Great Divide Trail.
Just north of Jasper National Park is some of the most remote and rugged hiking that can be found in all of the Canadian Rockies. Dangerous glacial melt river fords, bushwhacking, high alpine hiking and navigating, grizzly bears and moose. No roads, no people, and no cell service. Just east of Mt Robson Provincial Park is where we are hiking, in the shadow of the highest point in the Rockies.
Through the Jackpine alpine, resupplying at the Blueberry Trailhead and Lake. Over Big Shale Hill, and all the way to Kakwa lake Provincial park, a popular place for snowmobiling near Prince George. We finish our hike at Kakwa, and then have to do a 108km road walk back out to civilization.
Thank you to the Great Divide Trail Association for such an incredible experience, this trail has cemented itself in my mind as one of the best thru hikes you could ever do. Up there with the Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, Appalachian Trail, Arizona Trail, and Colorado Trail. Truly incredible from beginning to end, and I am excited to watch this hike develop further.
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