Trans Canada Adventure Trail
Canada's longest adventure route
17,000 km
Canada's backcountry route from British Columbia to Newfoundland is being rebuilt, region by region, for a 2027 relaunch.
The route
Canada's original coast-to-coast adventure route
Ridden, checked and remapped before it goes live
The TCAT is Canada's original coast-to-coast adventure route. Classique Ridaventure, the nonprofit behind the TCAT and the Trans-Québec Trail, is leading the 2027 relaunch and has partnered with Backcountry Discovery Routes to welcome riders from across North America.
Every region is being ridden, checked and remapped before it goes live, with input from Craig of I Think We Missed a Turn, who ran the route coast to coast in 2026.
Five regions, one trail
From the Rockies to the Atlantic
Full guides for every region when the site launches
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Rocky Mountains
British Columbia and Alberta
Coastal rainforest to high alpine passes. The western start of the trail.
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Central Canada
Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Big-sky gravel, grain roads and river valleys across the middle of the country.
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Ontario
Canadian Shield rock, lakes and logging roads north of the Great Lakes.
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Quebec
Including the Trans-Québec Trail
Home of the Trans-Québec Trail, the backcountry loop built by Classique Ridaventure.
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Atlantic Canada
New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
Four provinces to the eastern end of the trail on the Atlantic.
Coming 2027
Each region gets its own overview, maps, trip planning, fuel and services, and seasonal route updates when the full site launches.
Backcountry Discovery Routes
Our American cousins are coming north
BDR riders, the trail keeps going past the border
Canada already has a thriving network of long-distance adventure routes. The Trans-Québec Trail has grown to more than 8,000 km (nearly 5,000 miles) across Quebec since it launched in 2021. The TCAT runs coast to coast from British Columbia to Newfoundland and is being revalidated for a full relaunch in 2027.
Backcountry Discovery Routes is working with Classique Ridaventure, the nonprofit behind both routes, to welcome U.S. riders who come north to ride not only BDR routes but these Canadian favourites too.
We're excited about that. BDR built the best documented route network on the continent and plenty of you already ride the Rockies on our side of the line. If you've finished a BDR you'll feel at home on the TCAT. Same gravel, longer gaps between fuel stops and a lot more water crossings. Bring the bike. We'll show you the turns we missed.
The partners
Why we're in
Four companies, one trail
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The TCAT was always meant to be ridden coast to coast. The Trans-Québec Trail showed what a riding community can build in a few seasons, and now we get to do it for the whole country. Fresh data, a guide for every region and partners on both sides of the border. This is the biggest thing Classique Ridaventure has taken on and we are ready for it.
Marc Chartrand
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I spent the 2026 season riding the TCAT coast to coast on a Kove 450 Rally, wild camping and filming the whole way. The route deserves better data than it had and now it is getting it. Fresh GPS, honest regional guides and a community that shares what it finds. That is the trail I want to send people down, so count us in.
Craig Luke
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Canada has some of the most incredible adventure riding in the world. We are proud to collaborate with this amazing group to build the digital home for the TCAT and showcase Canadian routes and landscape to the world. We could not be more excited for the relaunch!
Chad Weir
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BDR looks forward to working with Classique Ridaventure, the nonprofit behind both routes, to welcome U.S. riders who come to Canada to ride not only BDR routes but also these local Canadian favourites.
Backcountry Discovery Routes
Navigation
Stay connected on the trail
A new mobile app for the whole route
Turn-by-turn navigation for the TCAT on iOS and Android, built to ride the trail the way it is meant to be ridden.
- Offline maps for the whole route
- Waypoints, fuel and services along the trail
- Live route updates and seasonal closures
- Report a track problem straight to the route team
Arriving with the 2027 launch. Sign up below and you will hear first.
Save the date
Official launch, January 2027
Abbotsford Motorcycle Show15 to 17 January 2027
Come find the TCAT team at the show. Stay tuned for details.
A Classique Ridaventure project, in partnership with Backcountry Discovery Routes.
Hosted by I Think We Missed a Turn.