Canada’s National Trail

Welcome to the Trans Canada Trail! The world’s longest network of multi-use recreational trails.

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Old name, new look

Say Hello to Your New Trans Canada Trail

You may have noticed that things look a little different these days on our website, social media pages, and maybe even trail signs. As of June 1, 2021, the name of The Great Trail of Canada has changed back to its original name, and is once again known as the iconic Trans Canada Trail.

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Ode to the Trail

It’s YOUR ODE, your anthem to Canada’s national Trail. Share for a chance to win prizes.

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Your help is urgently needed to repair the Trail

As the warm weather returns, more Canadians are turning to their local sections of the Trail as a way to support their mental and physical health. Your donation helps us repair sections of the Trail that have been damaged by storms, floods or other natural disasters over the past few months. Please give generously today!

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Your Trail to Discover

Explore your way

The Trans Canada Trail offers a wide range of activities through a variety of landscapes – urban, rural and wilderness; along greenways, waterways and roadways. Stretching 27,000 km from coast to coast to coast, it embodies the vastness of our terrain and the diversity of our people.

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Young girls enjoying the view with her family at one of Canada's many trails

Activities on the trail

There’s something for everyone

Whether you're looking for a place to hike, cycle, paddle, ride horseback, cross-country ski or snowmobile, you can find an experience that calls out to you.