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The federal government is planning to spend nearly $66 million on a “world-class” biking and walking trail through Jasper National Park, but is remaining mum on any details about where or how long the path will be.

Conservative MP Jim Eglinski, who represents the constituency of Yellowhead which includes the park, has a “hunch” where the trail is going, but said he was not at liberty to discuss the $65.9-million line item in last week’s federal budget.

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All he would say is that the trail would be of “world-class significance” and one that many people will want to put on their “bucket list.”

“Looking at the whole region — Edson, Hinton, Jasper — I think it’s going to mean a lot in the way of more tourism, specifically related to biking and stuff like that,” Eglinski said.

The large cost associated with the project likely relates to the distance and infrastructure needed to make it passable in the mountainous area. Eglinski said he thinks it may be similar, or at least in the same “perspective,” as the Banff Legacy Trail. That 22-kilometre paved bike path linking Banff and Canmore runs parallel to the Trans-Canada Highway and draws tens of thousands of people during the warmer months.