first person to walk Canada’s Great Trail

Great Trail was formerly called the Trans-Canada Trail. (TheGreat Trail.ca)

Completing this hike makes Dana Meise
@TheHikingFool the first person to touch all three coasts on the Trans Canada Trail.

… Thursday evening he made it to Tuktoyaktuk, completing his lifelong dream; and it’s in part thanks to the community. …

“As much as I’m super excited to finish … I’m also excited to get home,” he said.

Meise, originally from Sherwood Park, Alta, started his adventure in Cape Spear, Nfld. in 2008.

The trip has not been all in one go.

Alberta man finishes record 10-year hike in Tuktoyaktuk

I get this a lot. I solo hiked 20,100km on "The Great Trail" ITS NOT THE HIGHWAY ITS A TRAIL! It's 24,000km long & reaches all three of Canada's Oceans. In perspective I would have already hiked this proposed 20,777km road around the world New York to London pic.twitter.com/zNm9Ui6Zw6

— Dana Meise (@thegreathike) June 16, 2018