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Ask Canadian Rockies hikers about the Livingstone PLUZ and you might draw blank stares. Often only known by locals, this swath of public land north of the municipality of Crowsnest Pass lies in the shadow of popular recreation destinations like Banff, Kananaskis Country, and Jasper. Its abundance of treasures—the towering…
Last April 7–13, organizations across the country celebrated National Volunteer Week. The thematic premise for recognizing Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers was simple: collectively, they lift communities. We are no stranger to this phenomenon. Did you know that the GDTA is an organization run almost entirely by volunteers? It’s the joint…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. Howse Floodplain Route (Section D) – Descending the north side of Howse Pass, the main route of the…
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;…
The dates and locations for our 2019 trail building & maintenance trips have been set. This year, we will be holding 8 trail building trips on the new High Rock Trail in the Livingstone PLUZ (near Crowsnest Pass) in June and July, continuing construction of the first new section of the…
