British Columbia trails · Great Divide Trail

Great Divide Trail

A 143.7-mile point-to-point in British Columbia, with 3,777 ft of climbing. Reaches Grant Pass and other lake/pass destinations.

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Length

143.7 mi

Elevation gain

3,777 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

53%

Steepest mile

+1,164 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

33.3 mi

Shape

point-to-point

Surface

Ground

Bikes

Horses

yes

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 21,189 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Grant Pass (pass)
Bess Pass (pass)
Centre Pass (pass)
Moose Pass (pass)
Miette Pass (pass)
Forgetmenot Pass (pass)
Providence Pass (pass)
Casket Lake (lake)
Wapumun Lake (lake)

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Terrain graded T3 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.

Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:43 a.m., the sun rises at 8:17 a.m. and sets at 7:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:35 p.m. (MDT) — 10 h 43 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 143.7-mile route works out to roughly 55 h 06 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.