Everything about The Trans Canada Trail totally explained
The
Trans Canada Trail is a proposed 18,078-
kilometre-long trail in
Canada. The creation of the trail was announced as part of Canada's 125th anniversary celebrations in 1992. It is expected that when complete, it'll be the longest recreational trail in the world. It has its counterparts in other
greenway routes like the 12
EuroVelo routes and the USA's
East Coast Greenway.
To date it has been funded largely by Canadian federal or provincial governments. There have also been corporate donors and individual donors. It is still under construction and, as of 2005, is about 62% complete. The first province to have completed its designated section of the trail is
Prince Edward Island (see
Confederation Trail).
Much of the trail has been built as a
rail trail along defunct rail lines donated to provincial governments by
CP and
CN rail. As such, much of the Trans Canada Trail development emulated the successful
Rails-to-Trails initiative in the
United States, whereby these transportation corridors are "rail banked" as recreational trails, allowing conversion back to rail should future need arise. Other areas such as the large
Kinsol Trestle on Vancouver Island need expensive renovations to make the development and continuation possible.
Some parts of the Trans Canada Trail run along existing trails such as the
Rideau Trail, or along the trail system of parks such as
Gatineau Park. Other parts of the right-of-way for the Trans Canada Trail have been paid for by individual donations. For $50 any person can have their name inscribed on a metre of trail and more than a hundred thousand people have done so.
The main section runs along the southern areas of Canada connecting most of Canada's major cities and most populous areas. There is also a long northern arm which runs through
Alberta to
Edmonton and then up through northern
British Columbia to the
Yukon.
The trail is a multi-use trail, and depending on the section may allow
hikers,
bicyclists,
cross country skiers,
all-terrain vehicles and
snowmobilers. In theory, the trail is equipped with regularly spaced pavilions which provide shelter as well as fresh water to travellers, but this varies widely from section to section, and particularly from province to province. In fact the quality, use and maintenance of the trails is quite different in different jurisdictions.
A Map of the Trans Canada Trail can be found on the
official website
.
"Mile Zero" of the Trail is located outside the
Railway Coastal Museum in
St. John's,
Newfoundland.
Photos
Image:B050702-35e.jpg|Trans Canada Trail along Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia
Image:TransCanadaTrailGrandforksBC.jpg|Trans Canada Trail in Grand Forks, British Columbia
Image:Galloping Goose Trail.jpg|The Galloping Goose Regional Trail, a portion of the Trans Canada Trail near Victoria, British Columbia
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