2021 Trail Building & Maintenance Trips – Call for Volunteers
Hiking Northover Ridge
A Day on the GDT – The Carthew Alderson Traverse
Alberta Coal Lease Impacts on the Great Divide Trail

In May 2020, the Alberta government rescinded, without public consultation, its 1976 Coal Policy, banning open-pit mining on Category 2 lands since they were deemed vital to environmental protection. This decision to rescind exposed these Eastern Slope headwaters to coal exploration and strip-mining, and resulted in more than 350 new…
Identifying Tracks in the Snow
Committee Corner Winter 2021
Our Amazing Donors
A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your GDT Hike

By Charlene Deck The Great Divide Trail offers an unparalleled wilderness experience thanks to the numerous national parks, provincial parks, and wilderness areas through which it passes, but it requires more challenging trip planning logistics than most other long-distance trails. So where should you begin? 1. Start with a…
COVID-19 Update
Enjoy the GDT safely in 2021 As we leave 2020 behind and look forward to 2021, the Great Divide Trail Association continues to consider what is best for the health and safety of the trail community that we serve. Even while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, staying active in the outdoors…