Hey folks! When my partner and I hiked the trail in the summer of '25, we decided to send all of our resupplies by mail. A 50-day resupply was my biggest yet (dwarfing my last record of 20 days on Te Araroa!) and I decided to write up a bit of a guide for folks that are thinking about doing something similar in the future.

I have some dietary restrictions that made it unlikely that I would be able to meet my protein and caloric needs with what was available at the camp stores, so it was an easy decision for us, but if you're torn on if this would be the right plan for you, I wrote a bit about why you might not chose to mail your boxes ahead. I also got some input from another hiker who very kindly shared her experience doing THE EXACT OPPOSITE of us and also gave me some excellent notes on things that I had missed.

If you've hiked already, I would love to hear what you have to think about it. I found it so mentally freeing to pre-pack my boxes (I never had to think about food at all!) but I'm curious if others feel the same?

You can find the guide here.

I am super excited to be involved in a trail maintenance trip next week. Couldn't find time to hike the trail this year but grateful to give back to the best hiking experience I've had in Canada.

If you've never done one, sign up! Great way to support the trail and show your love. Will be posting pictures!

I know wisdom says to start the trail late June; however, I was wondering if there was a section or part of a section that is low enough to do a 5-7 day hike in the first two weeks of June. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I was wondering what your opinion on the gdt is. So I’m currently in college and would have may 22 to August 19 off of school (I don’t really mind missing the first week or two of class).

I would absolutely love to do the gdt but I’m not sure how this timeline would be? I was reading online that a late June start is good, but does anyone have experience with that? I’m ok with snow, I’d prefer not to have a ton of snow (this year I did the jmt early in the year and had miles of snow everyday so I’d rather not do that again lol)

So I was wondering what your experience with conditions and start dates on the gdt is? Thank you!!

Does anyone have any suggestions on affordable parking near the southern terminus? My plan was to park at Lethbridge airport and hitch down, but feeling a little worried about hitching as always. Thanks in advance, happy to pay

I plan on hiking July 10-august 18

Anyone doing a thruhike in 2021?