Reflecting on the Trans Canada Trail in British Columbia
Trans Canada Trail in British Columbia Over a year ago now, in October and November 2022 we hiked into British Columbia on the Trans Canada Trail. Owing to a combination and exhaustion over the past year we had yet to release blogs detailing our reflections on the TCT in a number of provinces. Over the coming few weeks we hope to rectify this oversight and provide a general overview of each region, detail a few thoughts on our experiences in each, and perhaps help future hikers. Much like Alberta the Great Trail in British Columbia has two distinct routes. One of these routes traces along the southern border from Elkford to Vancouver and then across to Vancouver Island. While the other, ventures north out of Alberta along the Dawson Highway to the Yukon where the trek to the Arctic Ocean begins in earnest. The southern stretch of the TCT navigates from Alberta to Vancouver Island, is more than 1750 km in length, and includes mountain passes, train tunnels, rail trails, lon