Trans Canada Trail is a national charitable organization, based in Ottawa, that coordinates and maintains the Trans Canada Trail (also known as The Great Trail) — a roughly 30,000 km multi-use trail network spanning every Canadian province and territory and connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coastlines. The network supports hiking, cycling, paddling, and other activities, and is built and managed through partnerships with regional and local trail organizations rather than owned as a single continuous trail.
Two Trans Canada Trail cycling routes cover British Columbia. The southern route runs about 1,768 km from the Kootenays through the Okanagan and the south coast to Vancouver Island, linking rail trails, greenways, and road sections across four regions. The northern route follows the Alaska Highway corridor about 1,031 km from Dawson Creek toward the Yukon border — the land connection between the rest of the Trans Canada Trail and the Arctic coast. Both are long-distance corridors best suited to experienced touring cyclists rather than casual day rides.
