If you are looking for trails to hike, bike, climb or places to kayak, canoe, ski or snoeshoe in Canada and the United States, take a look at trailpeak.com.

The database has extensive Canadian listings so it’s a really good place to check out if you’re planning a trip to Canada, although there are many U.S. listings as well.

The database is built by its members who submit trails to the database and give a description of the trail which often includes good tips like whether or not there are any water sources on the trail. There are also pictures taken on the trail; the length of the trail, it’s difficulty level, and a 1 to 5 star rating of the trail.

A really neat thing is that you can download the GPS data for the trail into your GPS device although you do need to purchase GPS credits to do this. You can even purchase a GPS device on the website. A bonus to purchasing a GPS device from them is that it includes GPS credits for downloading info from the website.

The website was developed in 2001 and was the first website in Canada to make its trail listings “GPS Aware.”

They encourage people to upload GPS data to the website by offering 3 GPS credits for every 1 that is donated.

You can sign up as a trailpeak member for free and receive a trails newsletter along with several other perks. For more information visit the website at: http://trailpeak.com.