The world's longest hiking trail
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_Canada_TrailThe Trans Canada Trail, being promoted since 2016 as The Great Trail, is the world's longest network of recreational trails. It began construction in 1992. When fully connected, the Trail will stretch 24,000 kilometres (15,000 mi) from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans. Just over 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi) of the trail have been completed as of November 2016 and are usable, making the entire project approximately 90% complete. Two hundred forty gaps totalling 6,200 kilometres (3,900 mi) must be bridged in order to achieve a fully connected trail. The Trans Canada Trail has given itself until its 25th anniversary and Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017 to reach this objective.
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So if someone did 100km per day, it would still take roughly 240 days to complete - at my kind of pace, it would be closer to 650 days (assuming the terrain is no harder than what we get in the Berg).
I am going to hazard a guess that this trail will get less than 10 continuous pushes to complete the full trail in the next 100 years.
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ghaznavid wrote: I am going to hazard a guess that this trail will get less than 10 continuous pushes to complete the full trail in the next 100 years.
You're probably right...but there are quite a few up and coming mountaineers, trail runners and explorers around the world desperately trying to make a name for themselves so I think it won't be too long before the first few thru-hikes happen.
If you can get any sort of FKT on that it will probably stand for quite some time.
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When we stand on The Great Trail, there is one common element that unites us from coast-to-coast-to-coast. It’s the view that all those travelling the Trail share – the horizon. This view is full of possibilities, discovery and adventure, linking 15,000 communities along 24,000 km. To follow the horizon along The Great Trail is to discover the beauty of Canada. Its vanishing point leads us across our country, through the wild, the rural and the urban, by waterways, roadways and footpaths. Whether you are looking for a place to take a leisurely stroll, kayak along the coast or commute to work, people from all walks of life can find an experience that resonates with them.
In North America there seems to be a strong concept of this kind of long-distance, unified trail network, which can be hopped on and off from as you please. The Appalachain Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail are very well known in the US. Where I live, they are also busy developing the Vancouver Island Spine Trail, which will be a 700km trail network running the length of the Island once it is fully set up. My house is literally next to an official recreational trail which is 70km long in total. It runs through beautiful forested areas as well as urban areas. Most people do not do the whole thing, but sections of it are buzzing with people walking, running and cycling every day, doing as much of it as they please, hopping on and off at any point.
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