Hiking/Backpacking in Northern Canada
Hiking/Backpacking Outfitters by region/province:
Hiking in Northern Canada is a true backcountry adventure. The Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut offer all the challenging trails, climate, difficult terrain and wildlife that make Canada’s Arctic an excellent hiking destination.
Preferred Outfitters and Tour Operators
Black Feather – The Wilderness Adventure Company
Nine uncommon hiking adventures in the Arctic: three expeditions on Ellesmere, the world’s most northerly park, Devon Island, the Torngats, the Katannilik Traverse, and three treks through Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park. Black Feather – great wilderness holidays since 1971.
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RR#3, Parry Sound, ON. P2A 2W9.
Toll Free 1-888-849-7668 Fax: (705)746-7048
Website: www.blackfeather.comEmail us: info@blackfeather.com |
Sea To Sky Expeditions
Sea to Sky Expeditions is proud of our commitment to sustainability, professionalism, learning, and cooperation with local communities. Our commitment to these principles has won us recognition as one of the top adventure companies in the world by National Geographic. Sea To Sky Expeditions has been providing quality wilderness experiences for our customers since 1988. Join us for 7 to 14 days hiking the Chilkoot Trails retracing the footsteps of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Tombstone Range in the Yukon, or the Tuktut Nogait in the Northwest Territories. All our expeditions feature certified guides, excellent meals, and top of the line equipment. We look forward to providing you with the adventure of a lifetime. [More Details]
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P.O.Box 1759, Squamish, BC V8B 0B2
Ph: (604)583-3518 Toll Free: 1-800-990-8735
Website: www.seatoskyexpeditions.comEmail us: info@seatoskyexpeditions.com  |
Ruby Range Adventure Ltd.
Looking for a real hiking adventure? The Chilkoot Trail is the original Alaska and Yukon adventure. Not just a trail, but a cultural corridor; the trail that was made famous by the legions of gold miners travelling to Dawson City in 1898, had been in use for thousands of years by coastal Tlingit traders travelling to the Yukon interior with goods from the coast to trade with inland tribes. The discovery of gold near Dawson City in 1898 brought some 30,000 gold miners to Skagway all headed inland to find fame and fortune in the Klondike.
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P.O. Box 30107, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5M2.
1-888-667-2209 [USA & Canada] or (867) 667-3309
Website: www.rubyrange.comEmail us: info@rubyrange.com |
Cedar and Canvas Adventures
The purest and sweetest of water and air awaits you at the top of the spectacular, untamed Coast Mountains! Incredible vistas, abundant wildlife, magnificent displays of alpine flora, geological wonders and no man-made trails for a wilderness wander of immense proportions and a freedom feeling that is unparalleled. Book your vacation of a lifetime with confidence – thirty years of experience. The mountains are absolutely sublime!
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P.O. Box 20178, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 7A2
Phone: (867) 633-5526
Website: www.cedarcanvas.comEmail us: cedar@northwestel.net |
Taiga Journeys
Taiga Journeys offers you great hiking in amazing Kluane National Park, in Yukon’s south-west mountains. Seven day hikes out of Haines Junction get you into great backcountry without carrying heavy backpacks or doing without a soft and cozy bed. Day trips up to 8 hours will bring us into unrivalled wilderness. The trails will lead from the boreal forest to the alpine. Observe nature, take pictures, enjoy spectacular vistas and visit a traditional fishing camp where you will experience local First Nation’s history.
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80 Fireweed Drive, Whitehorse, YT. Y1A 5T8.
Ph: (867)393-3394
Website: www.taigajourneys.caEmail us: acaltherr@northwestel.net |
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Backcountry Navigator for Smartphones
Typically, smartphones are only useful useful if you are in range of the nearest cell tower. However, the Backcountry Navigator app provides offline GPS mapping. Even if you are outside of cell phone service range, the GPS on your Android (in theory) will continue to work anywhere you have a wide, clear view of the sky. With a bit of pre-planning, Backcountry Navigator lets you download maps and aerial photos of the areas you plan to explore while you are still in cell range and then use your Android’s GPS to find your position on these maps when you are in the wilderness.
Hiking/Backpacking Outfitters by region/province:
