Great Divide Trail - South Castle Road Alternate Route

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Resources regularly updated with the latest conditions and other information are:
- GDTA website www.greatdividetrail.com
- Dustin Lynx book "Hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail"
- Dustin Lynx's Guidebook Topo Map Set
- GDT App
- Gem Trek maps
- GoTrekkers maps from GearTrade

Great Divide Trail - Section A (Canada/USA Border to Coleman) Alternate Route.

This Alternate Route can be used to bypass La Coulette Ridge if weather is inclement, making the ridge hiking risky, or for any other reasons to skip La Coulette ridge, a challenging stretch of the GDT. This alternate descends from the GDT to follow Font Creek and then Castle River downstream, to roads that rejoin the GDT north of Castle Mountain Resort.

Please see the resources listed above under Need to Know for up to date detailed descriptions and valuable hiker information.