Yeah, the Trans Canada Trail is wildly inconsistent in how appropriate it is for cycling. It includes everything from rail trails to busy rural highways to forest hiking trails that are all but impassable on a bicycle. The Trans Canada Trail website shows the network but has no indication of which what each section is actually like.
Glad my claim didn't ruffle feathers, it's a bit of a national scandal, and my mentioning the link between the Elora-to-Cataract Trail to the Kissing Bridge one (both superlative rides, btw) with the Cottontail Trail (bit of a scandal in my estimation, last time I rode it, it was un-cyclable coarse grade gravel, like rail ballast, and being used by farmers to access their fields, not for cycling, even though partially funded by the TCT) is a case in point of a map link not being suitable in real cycling. I've learned to Google satellite and street view trails before cycling them (street views of the crossing roadways allows you to look at them both directions, you get a pretty good idea of what to expect), but getting back to the scandal that TCT is:
It's dangerous to call the Trans Canada Trail complete, says cyclist ...
www.cbc.ca/...trans-canada-trail.../it-s-dangerous-to-call-the-trans-canada-trail-complete-...
Apr 23, 2017 - The
Trans Canada Trail was conceived as a
biking, hiking, skiing path from one end of the country to the other. It's supposed to be complete ...
The Trans Canada Trail has become a dangerous hoax | dandyhorse ...
dandyhorsemagazine.com/.../shattered-dream-the-trans-canada-trail-has-become-a-da...
May 16, 2017 - The
Trans Canada Trail has become a
dangerous hoax ... development of a trail system for non-motorized activities such as hiking,
cycling and ...
Shattered Dream-The Trans Canada Trail has become a dangerous ...
albertaviews.ca/shattered-dream/
Apr 26, 2017 - At its best, the
Trans Canada Trail would be six metres wide and include two parallel pathways to accommodate hikers,
cyclists, roller-bladers, ...
Opinion: Road routes make mockery of Trans Canada Trail ...
edmontonjournal.com › Opinion › Columnists
Mar 31, 2016 - Born to great fanfare in 1992, the
Trans Canada Trail was jubilantly ... as a
safe and accessible cross-country corridor for travel by foot,
bicycle, ...
Cyclist tells people NOT to ride the Trans Canada Trail : TreeHugger
https://www.treehugger.com › Transportation › Bikes
Apr 26, 2017 - With much of the
trail following the shoulders of busy highways, Edmund Aunger says the
trail is
dangerous and should not be promoted as a ...
Aunger: Trans Canada Trail has lost its way in Alberta | Calgary Herald
calgaryherald.com/opinion/aunger-trans-canada-trail-has-lost-its-way-in-alberta
Jul 2, 2014 - The seeds for the
Trans Canada Trail's birth were sowed on July 29, 1985, ... And much of the so-called “completed” trail is either inaccessible or
dangerous. ... enjoyed walking and
cycling on the
Trans Canada Trail, but was ...
Warning! The Trans Canada Trail is a dangerous roadway. on Vimeo
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https://vimeo.com › Edmund A Aunger › Videos
May 3, 2017
See Petition:
WWW.RIDETHETRAIL.CA My wife, Elizabeth Sovis, was killed while on a three-week
Trans ...
It's dangerous to call the Trans Canada Trail complete, says cyclist ...
https://www.reddit.com/.../bicycletouring/.../its_dangerous_to_call_the_trans_canada_...
Apr 28, 2017 -
Bicycle touring is the best way to really experience a ride, take in the landscape, smell the air, and gain a feeling of accomplishment. Here, you ...
And so forth. The quality of some municipal cycling maps is also atrocious, some are excellent, but that's exactly the point. We need a provincial one that matches the best muni ones out there. And depicts them in a way to link them together. I'd find little used back roads quite acceptable. Some are excellent. Main roads are not.