Come Walk With Us on the Trans Canada Trail (TCT)

Trans Canada Trail Hiking Guide and Information Atlantic to Pacific Canadian Hiking Guide and Blog Tips and Advice for Trekking Across Canada Welcome to the Come Walk With Us Trans Canada Trail hiking blog! Over the span of 556 days over the span of four years, we hiked 14,000 km from Cape Spear, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia on the world's longest recreational pathway. In this travel and adventure blog, we share photos and stories from our long-distance walk across Canada on the Trans Canada Trail (formerly the Great Trail), as well as gear reviews, trail information, and advice for planning your own thru-hikes. Epic landscapes, stunning wildlife, fascinating histories, daunting challenges, and countless acts of random kindness were all part of our journey across Canada. We hope you enjoy it! NEWFOUNDLAND Our #Hike4Birds across Canada on the 28,000 km long Trans Canada Trail began at Cape Spear, Newfoundland on June 1, 2019. Atlantic Puffins, whales...

Slow Travel and Essential Lessons  This post is a little different from our usual travel and hiking blogs, but having reached the conclusion of such a long journey and with so much in our minds that we are reflecting on ... it seemed an important message for Thanksgiving Weekend before we shared more of our journeys across Canada and around the World.     “There's a rhythm and rush these days Where the lights don't move and the colors don't fade Leaves you empty with nothing but dreams In a world gone shallow In a world gone lean…” José González, Stay Alive Lived Experiences  I grew up immersed in my father’s love of history. He had a way of turning the past into living parables, and one of his favourite tales that he loved to tell (and retell) was about the day the water stopped running into a village in medieval Europe.  Aquaduct Merida Spain, Via de la Plata As he told it, there came a time when one morning, the water simply stopped flowing from ...

Hiking and Cycling the Great Trail Having recently completed our trek on the Trans Canada Trail, we are going back and hoping to release some reflective, retrospective and informative blogs on our journey.  Our hope is that the information in them will be of use for those “who come next” on the TCT and especially those interested in hiking or cycling across entire provinces or the complete trail system from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic.   While ultimately we hiked almost 20,000 km of the TCT, it was in our second year on the national pathway that we began using a hiking cart.  Our use of this hiking system led us to being constantly asked questions about it and its practicality.    Having researched the options at the time, we eventually chose the Radical Design Wheelie , which we ordered from the UK.  It can be assembled and disassembled easily, transported or stored with ease when not using it and is nearly (in our experience) indestructib...