Trans Canada Trail
The NWTRPA is the trail liaison for the NWT with the Trans Canada Trail Foundation. In the role of trail liaison, the NWTRPA has worked to register the Trans Canada Trail in the territory, which includes 640 kilometers of
land trail and 2,329 kilometers of water route for a combined total of 2,969 kilometers.
TCT marker on the Great Slave TCT marker on the Dempster Highway
The Trail is primarily a water route that stretches some 2,335 km from Fort Smith to Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Ocean. The Trans Canada Trail passes through a total of 16 northern communities on its way north, including two overland additions to the Trail, the Demspster Highway which terminates in Inuvik, and Highway 3 from Fort Providence to Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.
TCT marker in Tuktoyaktuk
Click here to see a map of the NWT portion of the Trans Canada Trail.
The NWTRPA is interested in including additional local community trails within the NWT Trans Canada Trail system. Contact the Trails Coordinator to find out more about accessing TCT signage for community trails.
For additional information on the NWT portion of the Trans Canada Trail or how to register your trail with the TCT Foundation, please contact:
Mike Mitchell- Trails Coordinator
Phone (867) 874-2595
Fax (867) 669-6791
Click here for more information on the Trans Canada Trail