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Pathfinder Winter 2024

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Guthook Guides GDT App

“We hiked Section E last summer and found the Guthook Guides App to be invaluable! It allowed us to do the less travelled alternate routes with much more confidence.” Lynnie & Barb The Great Divide Trail guide in the Guthook Guides app is a GPS map-based hiking guide for your mobile…

An Awesome Weekend Loop on the GDT

By Barb Lauer For those without the time to do a thru-hike on the Great Divide Trail, you might want to consider a ~45k loop that travels on both sides of the GDT, crosses the divide over two passes, is not well known, is not well sign posted and is…

Remembering the Titanium Man

I’ll never forget the first time I encountered Willard Kinzie. In retrospect I had no inkling of how inspirational this man would be in my life, and for so many others as well. It wasn’t exactly a dark and stormy night – there have been a few of those in…

Member Feature: An Epic Adventure, An Epic Event

Dan Durston entertained a sellout crowd at Trolley 5 Brewpub in Calgary on the last day of winter, a fitting date as we start to get excited about hiking and camping this summer! Durston and his wife, T, hiked both directions of the Great Divide Trail, affectionately known as a…

Spring/Summer 2019: President’s Report

Well it has been a busy winter for us at the GDTA, and I am sure everyone is happy that we made it through February. We hope you had a chance to take in one of our great outreach events. Our Outreach Committee certainty has been hard at work, the…

GDT Route Updates for 2019

Effective immediately, the GDTA is announcing one change to the main route of the GDT as well as an update on the detour around the trail closures in Waterton Lakes National Park. Waterton Detour – UPDATED July 5, 2019 (Section A) – Most trails in Waterton Lakes National Park have re-opened this…

Pathfinder Newsletter – Winter 2019

With less than four months until summer, it’s time to start making plans! This edition of the GDTA Pathfinder Newsletter has some important information for hiking and volunteering on the trail this year. Or if you are still undecided and are looking for inspiration, check out the articles written by David Higgins;…

Volunteer Opportunity – Marketing Position

The Great Divide Trail Association is an active organization with significant growth in 2018 and we are looking for an individual to take on the responsibilities of marketing and outreach. Some of our key accomplishments in 2018 include: Membership grew by about +30%. Significant work going into the planning, designing, constructing and…

In Memoriam – Bruce Parkin

By David Higgins Oddly, for someone who’s been closely involved with the Great Divide Trail for 45 of his 65 years, section-hiking the entire GDT – let alone thru-hiking it, where you knock the whole thing off in one go – is a notion that has never come into my…

Message from GDTA President – Trail Crew Positions

By Dave Hockey In this issue of our newsletter I would like to chat about all the people it takes to put on a safe and successful trail building or maintenance trip. The GDTA prides itself on the quality of our trail building & maintenance trips but few people know…