The Great Divide Trail Association – Dedicated to maintaining, protecting and promoting the Great Divide Trail

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Discover the Great Divide Trail

Read about the Sections of the GDT, learn about the history of the trail or plan your own journey on the Great Divide.

Get Involved

Become a member now! Or support the Great Divide Trail by volunteering on a trail maintenance trip, joining a committee, or becoming a sponsor.

Trip-Planning Resources

Planning a GDT hike in 2024? Whether out on the trail for a few days or a month, check out our step by step guide and resources to make your trip planning easier.

Film Festival

Our Annual Film Festival is on April 11 at the Globe Theatre in Calgary. Buy tickets here!

Treasurer Wanted

The GDTA is looking for someone enthusiastic about the GDT, with a love for numbers! Click here for info about this critical role.

Canada's Great Divide Trail
a journey on the crest of the continent

The Great Divide Trail traverses the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia, wandering through the vast wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains for more than 1100 kilometres. It is one of the most spectacular and challenging long‐distance trails on the planet.

The Great Divide Trail is wild and not always even an actual trail, sometimes merely a wilderness route, inspiring modern-day adventurers to walk the same paths of the original Indigenous people and explorers to the area. A journey on the Great Divide Trail promises to be demanding but on the GDT you'll discover a superlative wilderness experience in one of the most magnificent settings on Earth.

The Great Divide Trail Association is dedicated to maintaining, protecting and promoting the Great Divide Trail and with your support, we can preserve the GDT and its wilderness experience for generations to come!

About the GDTA

The Great Divide Trail Association is a Canadian not‐for‐profit corporation and registered charitable organization headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, responsible for maintaining, promoting and protecting the Great Divide Trail.

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Membership

We are supported by members who make the Great Divide Trail experience possible. Join the GDTA community - Become a member today.

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Volunteer

Come join a volunteer trail crew and give back to the Great Divide Trail!

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Spring 2024

The Spring 2024 edition of the Great Divide Trail’s Pathfinder Newsletter is now available! This edition features information about the GDT Film Festival on April 11th, an article about spring flowers by Jenny Feick, a story about hiking into Field from Megan Paolini, and a soggy section D and E…

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Now Hiring! Field Work Coordinator

Update, April 16, 2024: The Great Divide Trail Association would like to thank everyone for their interest in this position. We are no longer accepting submissions for this position. We will be reaching out to applicants shortly. The Great Divide Trail Association is looking for a motivated individual to work…

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2024 Trail Building & Maintenance – Call for Volunteers

Dust off your camping gear because the dates and locations for our 2024 trail building and maintenance trips have been set and we invite YOU to join us! This year, we have an array of opportunities, including 4 trail building trips on the High Rock Trail (HRT) throughout July, where we’ll be building new single-track trail on the…

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GDT Route Updates for 2024

Section A: Section B: Section C: Section D: Section E: Section F: Section G: Happy trails and good luck out there in 2024!

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