The Canada Goose Hiking Trail parallels the Des Lacs River in the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Kenmare, ND. The northeast corner of North Dakota is seldom visited by tourists, but the few trails that exist in this area allow runners to see abundant wildlife as they follow rolling hills next to large rivers and lakes.

This route starts in the Cree Nation of Chisasibi, the community at the very north-western end of Quebec road network and goes upstream the Big River until Radisson, home of the biggest hydro electric power plant in Quebec. It cruises along the boreal forest, winter home of Leaf River caribou herd.