Great Divide Trail (GDT)

The wild heart of the Rockies. Stretching over 1,100km from Waterton Lakes National Park to Kakwa Provincial Park, the Great Divide Trail (GDT) is a loosely connected series of trails, old forestry roads, and off-trail cross-country segments. It follows the Continental Divide, crossing between Alberta and British Columbia dozens of times. Unlike more established National Scenic Trails, the GDT is often a "choose your own adventure" experience where the path frequently vanishes into scree slopes or dense willow bushwhacks. Hikers must be prepared for extreme isolation, technical river crossings, and the relentless verticality of the Canadian Rockies.

The finest mountain trek in America. The John Muir Trail (JMT) passes through what Muir called the 'Range of Light'—the High Sierra of California. Over 340km, the trail traverses Yosemite, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Devils Postpile, and Kings Canyon, ending at the summit of Mount Whitney (4421m). It is a world of granite cathedrals, thousands of alpine lakes, and high mountain passes that stay snow-capped well into summer. This is pure, high-altitude wilderness at its most spectacular.