Canadian Map Stories for Hiking, Canoeing and other Outdoor Activities

Maps help us to get places but looking at maps can be entertaining in its own right. See and learn more about Canada through stories from MapSherpa users.

Map Journal Entries

British Columbia

• Bugaboo Mountains
• Whistler

Alberta

• Banff National Park
  • Parker Ridge Trail – Day Hike
• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
• Livingstone River – Day Hike, Fly Fishing
• Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
  • Burstall Pass – Day Hike
• Waterton Lakes National Park
• Writing On Stone Provincial Park

Saskatchewan

• Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
• Moose Jaw
  • Geocaching near Moose Jaw
• Manitou Lake

Manitoba

• Maps of the 100th Meridian
  

Ontario

• Algonquin Park
  • Barron Canyon – 4 Day Canoe Trip
• Barry’s Bay
• Georgian Bay
• Ottawa
  • Mer Bleue Conservation Authority – GeoCaching
• Rideau Canal System
  • Rideau Canal Skateway & Winterlude
  • Winterlude Maps – Rideau Canal
  • Jones Falls – Day Trip

Quebec

• Gatineu Park – Cross Country Skiing
• Laurentians
  • Fairmont Kenuak – Wilderness Viewing

Nova Scotia

• Cape Breton Island
  • Cabot Trail and Fort Louisbourg
    

Yukon

• Kluane National Park
  • Poster Size Map of Mount Logan

Nunavut

• Maps of the 100th Meridian

Share Your Favourite Canadian Map Story

We are just starting out but over time, you will see our map journal grow with examples of maps created by MapSherpa users for a variety of outdoor activities from one end of Canada to the next.  Whether you and your friends are biking in the mountains, canoeing one of the historic voyageur routes, or jogging through an urban park, create a map and send it to us so that others can share a bit of your experience.