Trans Canadian Adventure Trail · 2026
One rider. 15,000 km. Every kilometre of the Trans Canada Adventure Trail, verified. Craig Luke is riding solo from Grant Bay, Vancouver Island to St. John's, Newfoundland to remap the TCAT with fresh GPS data.
on the trail
The greatest adventure route in Canada
The TCAT is the greatest adventure route in Canada. It's also getting stale. Trails get decommissioned. Gates go up. Bridges wash out. Riders following old GPX files end up on private land, dead ends or terrain way past their skill level.
Nobody has ridden the whole thing recently and published clean data. So Craig is doing it. All 15,000 km. Every section logged, verified and graded Green, Blue or Red so riders of every level know exactly what they're getting into.
He's doing it on $50 a day. Not as a stunt. As proof. Adventure riding doesn't need a $30,000 bike and a sponsor-funded film crew. It needs a capable machine, good data and the nerve to leave the driveway.
The Route
Departed
02 MAY 2026
On the trail
DAY 75 / 183
Days left
108 DAYS
Home by
31 OCT 2026
Ways to Back the Ride
Join the membership.
Early access to raw scouting footage, live Starlink updates from camp and first crack at verified GPX and KML route packs as sections get finished.
Buy a map pack.
Verified routes, graded Green, Blue and Red. You get trail data you can trust. I get fuel money. Everybody rides.
Companies: put your gear on the trail.
15,000km in one season is the most honest product test in Canada. Kove, Turkana and Motoz are already on the bike. If you make gear that belongs out here, reach out through our contact form.
What You’re Really Funding
This isn’t just my trip. The remapped TCAT becomes a public resource for every rider who comes after. Safer routes. Accurate data. Fewer people lost, stuck or trespassing.
I run the Adventure Routes Canada group and host an annual dual-sport camping weekend that raises money for HeadsUpGuys men’s mental health. Getting more riders out there safely is the whole point. This ride is that mission at full scale.
Ways to sponsor Craig
Every dollar rides with Craig
No overhead. No hotels. No middleman. Your $50 covers one honest day on the trail.
183 days × $50 = $9,150 to fund the entire expedition
Fuel
The biggest line. Every single day, tank after tank.
Food
Cooked on a camp stove. No restaurants, no drive-thru.
Tires & repairs
Dirt eats tires and parts. This keeps the bike moving.
Camp & basics
The essentials to sleep rough and start again at dawn.
Backed by
Craig rides supported by the brands he trusts on the trail.
