A Taste of the Trail
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Author: Steve Harvey
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Waypoints – April 2026
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Waypoints – March 2026
Film Fest Tickets Released
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IN THIS ISSUE Film Fest – Calendar
photo Ofri CarniGDTA Releases Film Fest Tickets!
Tickets are now on sale for the annual Great Divide Trail Film Festival and Fundraiser. Join us for a night of films and connection, celebrating the trail we all love!
Tickets and details
Films by Satellite
You asked and we listened! For the first time, we will bringing the film festival to Edmonton via satellite; different event, same great films. Details coming soon.
GDT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
📅 APRIL 16
SPRING FLING, Prairie Dog Pub, Calgary 6-10pm
📅 MAY 5
WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES NATURE FESTIVAL – GDT Luncheon
with Jenny Feick, Invermere, BC
12 – 1PM
📅 MAY 7
ANNUAL GREAT DIVIDE TRAIL FILM FESTIVAL & FUNDRAISER
more..
📅 MAY 9
GEAR TRADE GARAGE SALE
Here’s how to Buy, Sell, or Donate
Masthead Banner photo: Sarah Hubsch
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Waypoints – February 2026
Getting Together
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IN THIS ISSUE Calgary Outdoor Show – Spring Fling – Calendar
photo Mike HopkinsCALGARY OUTDOOR ADVENTURE & TRAVEL SHOW
March 21 & 22
10 AM – 5 PM
Stampede Park, BMO Centre, Calgary, AB
The GDT wilderness experience in one of the most magnificent settings on Earth: diverse vegetation, towering snow-capped peaks, iridescent glacial waters, abundant wildlife, and panoramic vistas at every turn! But not without challenges: strenuous and hazardous hiking conditions, difficult mountain navigation, glacial stream crossings, deceptively short hiking season, remote trail exit points for resupply or emergency access, and harsh summer snowstorms, grizzly bears, and mosquitoes. The Great Divide Trail Association can help you! Discover a wealth of information at our booth. See you there!
GDT SPRING FLING
Thursday, April 16
6 – 10 PM
Prairie Dog Brewing, near Chinook LRT station
105D 58 Ave SE, Calgary, AB
Join the Great Divide Trail community for an easy-going evening of good company, great conversations, and local craft beer. Whether you’re a hiker, supporter, volunteer, or simply trail curious, this night’s for you.
Mark your calendars and invite a friend who needs this on their spring calendar!
GDT CALENDAR OF EVENTS
📅 MARCH 15
Film Submission Deadline
Feature your GDT thru-hike or section hike, weekend adventure, trail work & stewardship, community & connection on the trail. Here’s how to submit your film to our 2026 Film Festival & Fundraiser to be held on May 7.
📅 MARCH 21 & 22
Calgary Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show
📅 APRIL 16
Spring Fling
📅 MAY 7
Annual Great Divide Trail Film Festival & Fundraiser
more..
📅 MAY 9
Gear Trade Garage Sale
Here’s how to Buy, Sell, or Donate
Masthead Banner photo: Bronwyn Davies
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Pathfinder Newsletter Winter 2025
The Winter 2025 edition of the Great Divide Trail’s Pathfinder newsletter is now available!
This edition features:
- Letter from Kate
- Trail Work Updates by Kristine O’Rielly
- Permits, Permits, Permits by Meg Kaizer
- Junior Forest Rangers by Tyler Blaney
- GDTA’s New Website by Steve Harvey
- Allison Falls Trails by Jenice Smith
- Trail Adopter by Daniel Vanderpyl
- Trail Supporter Campaign
- Our Last Section by Barb Lauer
- GDT Forest Fires by Jenny Feick
- In Defence of the Rain by Meghan Dwyre
- The Story Behind the Picture by Jenny Feick
- Supporters
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2025 Hiker Survey
Hikers!
- Did you hike the GDT this year?
- Did you hike a section of the GDT this year?
- Did you hike on a portion of the GDT this year?
Please take some time to fill out our hiker survey.
We really appreciate your feedback to help us better understand our GDT hikers!
*This survey is intended to be anonymous. If prompted, please ignore requests for personal information.*
Complete our Survey
Photo Credit: Alison Young
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Calling all Volunteers
The GDTA is always looking for more volunteers to help us build, maintain, and promote the Great Divide Trail. Can you help?
During the non-hiking season, GDTA volunteers collaborate remotely on all the hard work that happens behind the scenes. Even if you only have a few hours to give we would love to have you join us!
Take a look at our Volunteer page for a current list of urgent needs. But even if you don’t see something that catches your eye, please reach out to us at volunteer@greatdividetrail.com. Each of our Committees always welcome extra help!
Photo Credit: Caitlin Hardee
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2025 Winners of the GDTA Photo Contest
Wow… What another amazing collection of photos this year! With 110 photos submitted from 32 individuals it was quite the job to narrow things down! Thank you to everyone that submitted photos – your entries help the GDTA promote the trail.
Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners!
1st Place – Ofri Karni
Starry Skies – Ofri Karni Entering the final stages of the GDT, pitching our tent after another “G-section-Casual-Fording”. Clear sky view with endless stars. For tent lighting a mix of red & white flashlights were used.
2nd Place – Louis Malin
Sunset At Floe Lake – Louis Malin Sunset ignites the skies above Floe Lake.
3rd Place – Maïlys Hulin
Soleil De Feu – Maïlys Hulin Pris dans la fumée d’un incendie, le soleil est devenu feu, à Blueberry lake.
Honourable Mentions
People
Crossing At Haiduk Lake – Bryce Pickford Flora
Mushroom – Alison Young Fauna
Chilling Under The Rain Léo Queinnec Trail Work
Maligne Clearing – Kate Hamilton Looking for more? Check out last year’s winners too!
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Waypoints – October 2025
WayPoints: A Trail Treasure Trove View this email in your browser 
IN THIS ISSUE Website – Festivals – Photo Contest –Trail Building
photo Bradley AyresINTRODUCING THE NEW GDTA WEBSITE!
The GDTA is proud to roll out a big refresh to our beloved website! Built collaboratively entirely by volunteers, you’ll find all the content you’ve come to rely upon. The most referenced pages are even easier to find with more links in more places. You’ll find additional content related to the Association’s commitment: Reconciliation, Responsible Recreation, our Supporters, Trail Work, and constantly updated Frequently Asked Questions—a virtual treasure trove!
We’d love to hear what you think of the new site. And if you find something that doesn’t seem right, we’d appreciate you dropping us a message at website@greatdividetrail.com.
photo Kate HamiltonGDTA AT FALL FESTIVALS
Do you want to learn more about the GDT—or just plain nerd out?
We’ll be at the Banff Mountain Film Festival again this year, November 7–9, and at the Winterlaunch Festival, November 15–16 in Calgary. Come by to say hello, ask questions, swap stories, discuss volunteering opportunities, and check out our merch!
3rd Place 2025 Photo Contest: Mailys Hulin2025 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS!
So many extraordinary images! It was very hard for our committee to declare the winners of our annual 2025 Photo Contest:
1st ‘Starry Sky’ by Ofri Karni (in the 2026 calendar)
2nd ‘Sunset at Floe Lake’ by Louis Malin (in the 2026 calendar)
3rd Mailys Hulin (shown above)
Fifteen photos large enough to print, were selected for the 2026 GDT Calendar. We will let you know when the calendar is up for sale.
Photo: Lowell Ewert
photo Kate HamiltonHOW WAS YOUR TRAIL BUILDING TRIP?
If you’ve been on a trail building trip, we’d love to hear about it: where did you go, what did you do, what was the weather like, how did you feel? Send your trail building stories and photos to Pathfinder for possible inclusion in upcoming issues.
Masthead Banner photo: ‘Guardian of the Forest’, Leo Queinnec
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Introducing the new GDTA Website!
The GDTA website has been a labour of love since its creation by Brad Vaillancourt in 2013. From the beginning, the goal has been to ensure that hikers can easily find all the information they need to plan an epic adventure on the Trail. It has grown to be the place hikers, members, and fans keep up to speed on everything related to the GDT and the GDTA.
More than a year in the making, the GDTA is proud to roll out a big refresh to our beloved website! Built collaboratively entirely by volunteers, you’ll still find all the content you’ve come to rely upon. The most referenced pages should be even easier to find with more links in more places. You’ll find additional content related to the Association’s commitment to Reconciliation, Responsible Recreation, our Supporters, History of Trail Work, an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions, and more.
Every page has been refreshed and adorned with fresh new images (many courtesy of our annual photo contest). Check out our credits page to learn more about who contributed these beauties!
The look may be new, but the GDTA remains committed to ensuring that the website provides the critical information future hikers.
We’d love to hear what you think of the new site. And if you find something that doesn’t seem right, we’d appreciate you dropping us a message at website@greatdividetrail.com. News, Events, and Blogs will continue to get added, and keep checking back for even more great additions throughout the year.
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Trail Info Night – Vernon, BC
Are you Great Divide Trail curious? We are having a presentation at Valhalla Pure Outfitters and can’t wait to show you what we are all about.
?: October 16th
?: 7-9PM PST
?: VPO @ 2814 48 Ave, Vernon BCWe are excited to see you there.
