Hiking to BC and/or Alaska?

Question

I live in Montreal and am wondering if it is possible to hike all the way to BC ... eventually, once in BC, i'd make my way up to Alaska.

Are there trails where I could walk (not the highway)?

Thanks

Answer 1

You're seriously limited by weather for a hike that long. In southern BC, you have reasonably decent weather from March through October. Once you get north of Prince George, your season is limited to May-September. You could go through Smithers and get to the Alaska panhandle at Stewart, BC and Hyder, Alaska, but you won't get any further into Alaska on that route. The Alaska Highway is basically the only route unless you are into serious isolation and backwoods travel.

Answer 2

There's the Trans-Canada Trail. I'm not sure if it's completed everywhere yet, and parts of it are pretty urban, but it would be a good place to start with your research. There are hiking clubs in various places, find some of those. Books have been written about trails here and there. In some places there will be trails going where you want to go, in some places highways will be all there is.