{"id":1396,"date":"2021-06-10T02:31:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T02:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/what-you-cannot-miss-in-the-arctic-circle-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-06-10T02:38:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T02:38:07","slug":"the-best-treks-in-canada-to-consider-on-your-next-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/the-best-treks-in-canada-to-consider-on-your-next-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Treks in Canada to Consider on Your Next Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1396\" class=\"elementor elementor-1396\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51093c1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Treks in Canada to Consider on Your Next Trip<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8ff65 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a8ff65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3ad4b37 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/author\/nova\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"elementor-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/09411a63f0e665c5b52fef21689ca3ae?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" alt=\"Cedrick 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2021\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7997e0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7997e0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b831ed3\" data-id=\"b831ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5404a4 elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-662eaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"662eaf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While touring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/america\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the United States and the rest of North America,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I discovered a unique experience in Canada \u2013 trekking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although Canada is a rapidly developing economy, the Canadian wilderness is a place unparalleled in beauty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love nature? Experience the best that the Canadian countryside has to offer by going on any one of these rustic yet adventurous trails!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>1. Rideau Trail<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rideautrail.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rideau Trail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is made up of an eloquent network of trails between Kingston and Ottawa. Connecting Canada\u2019s first capital (Kingston) and current capital (Ottawa), this trail is one for the history buffs!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along the way are several historic sites, Canadian Shield lakes, beautiful towns, robust birdlife and a host of mixed wood forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not including the side loops, the entire Rideau Trail spans approximately 327km. Not for the faint-hearted, hiking the entire trail could take up to two weeks. Visiting this trail during autumnal months is your best chance at experiencing the flora and fauna of the surroundings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>2. The Canol Heritage Trail<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canol Heritage Trail is a product of the heinous World War II. Just before the conclusion of the war, the trail advanced beyond the Mackenzie Mountains until Yukon. A little bit about its background; the project was made with a labour force of 30,000 civilians and more than 1,000 US servicemen who mobilized at least a quarter a million tons of equipment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pipeline and road were only used for a year, and have since been abandoned due to high costs of maintenance. Although the original road is virtually invincible due to the effects of weather, the trail is still passable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along the trail are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/outpostmagazine.com\/canol-heritage-trail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memoirs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the form of rotting pump stations, truck bodies covered in rust, and Nissen huts. The most arduous hikers can be dropped off with an aircraft along the long stretch. Precarious mountain tracks at several places can slow down a day\u2019s hike in terms of mileage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canon Heritage Trail represents tens of thousands of years of geological history. On this trail, you can witness 300 million-year-old dolostones, fish fossils, and granite and magnesium-rich limestone. A trail fit for the most enthusiastic of hikers, if you ask me!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>3. The Kettle Valley Rail Trail<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located along the Okanagan boundary region south of British Columbia, the Kettle Valley Rail Trail is a recreational trail. The trail was formerly the property of the dissolved Kettle Valley Railway when the Canadian Pacific Railway was still in active service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most popular section of the Trail is the Myra Canyon, located south of Kelowna on Okanagan Mountain. The section was built with 18 wooden trestles and two connecting tunnels to traverse the deep canyon between Midday and Penticton.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though a remarkable segment was ruined by vandalism, Myra Canyon was declared a National Historic Site of Canada at the dawn of the new millennia. In 2003, a mountain fire southeast of Okanagan Mountain destroyed a large section of this tourist attraction and claimed twelve lives. However, the B.C provincial government has performed major restoration works along the trail to make it one of the most attractive treks in Canada, the US, and the whole Caribbean Region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Myra Canyon makes for some of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kettlevalleyrailtrail.com\/resources\/cycling-the-kvr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most scenic bike routes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>4. The Great Divide Trail<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/greatdividetrail.com\/discover-the-gdt\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Divide Trail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plunges into the rocky mountains after the Great Divide. The trail weaves its way from Alberta to British Columbia covering at least 1,000 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scenery along the Great Divide Trail is littered with jagged rocky peaks, wildlife, glaciers, wildflowers, and more natural features that will make a visit worthwhile. However, the trail demands careful navigation, and even the fastest hiker would need at least 8 weeks to complete it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Get busy living!\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treks in Canada are rewarding but challenging. With proper preparation, however, you are bound to have a memorable experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you prepare well by acquiring the right hiking gear to protect you along the way, but light enough not to become cumbersome. The treks I have suggested to you will lead to Canada\u2019s raw and rugged beauty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a fellow hiking enthusiast myself, I can\u2019t help but to gather all my favourite hikes from top places around the world. See which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/my-favourite-hiking-spots-in-nz\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand trails made it on my list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Hiked a trail that\u2019s worth making this list? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cedricokiorina.com\/say-hi\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me know<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; I\u2019m always up for a chat!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Treks in Canada to Consider on Your Next Trip While touring the United States and the rest of North America, I discovered a unique experience in Canada \u2013 trekking.&nbsp; Although Canada is a rapidly developing economy, the Canadian wilderness is a place unparalleled in beauty.&nbsp; Love nature? 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