FIRST TO WALK THE 403 KM TRAIL AFTER 60 YEARS.
The Trans Bhutan Trail (TBT) is His Majesty’s vision to revive the centuries-old trails (Zhunglam). The ancestral trail spans 403 km across the country, connecting 27 Phrumsengla National Park & Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park covering 6 districts in Bhutan.
The TBT Scout Walk organized collaboratively by the Canada Bhutan Foundation, the TBT Project Office, the Tourism Council of Bhutan, and the Bhutan Scouts Association.
The walk was flagged off from Haa (Western Bhutan) on 10 September 2022 & concluded on 18 October 2022 in Trashigang (Eastern Bhutan).
24 Scouts, 2 Adult Scout Leader, 4-Armed Force Personnel. 10 Coordinators walked 403 km across the country, connecting 27 Phrumsengla National Park and
Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park. It starts in Haa, runs through Paro, Thimphu, Punakha,
Wangduephodrang, Trongsa, Bumthang, and Mongar, and ends in Trashigang.
More than 15000 people would benefit from this walk. While on the trail, the Scout participants not only walk, but they interact with locals and learn about the people and the place, culture & tradition, and flora and fauna along the trail.
New lessons & heartwarming receptions by schools & communities at different points ensured that they give away what they can spare. they rendered community services & conducted Scouting classes for Scouts of the schools they passed by.
An ancient trail has been restored. For hundreds of years, the trails were used by our forefathers. Until the 1960s, it was the only way to travel & communicate with others . Now, the Trail has found a new life for an age of adventure and connection.
Not only has the Trail allowed Bhutanese to again walk in the footsteps of their ancestors to rediscover generations’ worth of stories & history, but it also highlights our core principles concerning the environment & sustainable development.
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