Are you tough enough?

Earn your bragging rights on the Pukaskwa Coastal Trail

Dave and Deb, award-winning travel bloggers The Planet D, took the challenge of trekking 60 kilometres on one of Canada's toughest but most beautiful hiking routes, The Coastal Trail in Pukaskwa National Park.  

See jaw-dropping vistas, gorgeous beaches and challenging climbs as they travelled the shoreline of Lake Superior.   

If you are up to the challenge, click here to plan your adventure. 

Map of Coastal Trail

About Trish Manning

Trish Manning is an adventure travel writer. She is an avid outdoor person who loves to hike, paddle, SUP, snowshoe, cross-country ski and explore Ontario's great outdoors with her golden retriever, Daisy.

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