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Discover the Great Divide Trail

Trip-Planning Resources

Trail Maintenance

Discover the Great Divide Trail

Learn about the history of the GDT, take a photo journey on the trail, or read journals of other hikers experiences on the GDT.

Trip-Planning Resources

Whether out on the trail for a day or a month, check out these resources to make your trip planning easier.

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.

Trail Maintenance

This past summer GDTA Volunteer Trail Crews were out in record numbers building and maintaining the Great Divide Trail!

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 not officially designated 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 definitive 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 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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Spring 2020 Trail and Road Conditions

Naiset Huts at Mt. Assiniboine

As the COVID-19 situation continues to rapidly evolve, the GDTA is considering what is best for the health and safety of the trail community that we serve. Effective immediately, all in-person GDTA related events, activities, and meetings are cancelled until May 1. Beyond May 1, we will continue to monitor…

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Important COVID-19 Message

As the COVID-19 situation continues to rapidly evolve, the GDTA is considering what is best for the health and safety of the trail community that we serve. Effective immediately, all in-person GDTA related events, activities, and meetings are cancelled until May 1. Beyond May 1, we will continue to monitor…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Winter 2020

winter 2020-pathfinder

This edition of the Pathfinder Newsletter includes articles showcasing GDT hiking, information to help plan your 2020 summer on the GDT – hiking and/or volunteering, plans and goals for the GDT’s future, and an upcoming event announcement. Enjoy! Trail Building & Maintenance Trips – Call for Volunteers: Trip dates for…

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2020 Trail Building & Maintenance Trips – Call for Volunteers

GDTA Trail Crews

The dates and locations for our 2020 trail building & maintenance trips have been set. This year we will be holding 5 trail building trips on the High Rock Trail (near Crowsnest Pass) in June and July, as we prepare to open the first new section of the GDT this summer! We…

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