Sarah Jackson has walked 5000 kilometres from Victoria to Thunder Bay

A woman who has spent the past year walking on the Trans Canada Trail reached the halfway point today.

Sarah Jackson left Victoria B.C. in June of 2015 and will be in Thunder Bay today.

Jacksonhad to start walking along the highway in the northwest, however, due to a gap in the trail.

She said she hopes her walk will help draw attention to the benefits of a well used, completely finished TransCanadatrail.

"Awareness [of the trail] is definitely a thing," Jackson said, "and just the fact that thereare some gaps. They are still finishing it up. They are hoping to be done by 2017. Maybe as far as that goes, when it's complete, that will be a huge accomplishment."

Jackson said she will not be able to get back on the TransCanada trail until she reaches Sault Ste. Marie.

She said the trip has been without any bear or other animal encounters so far, although getting ticks in Manitoba was not one of her favourite experiences.

"Bugs are interesting. I'm not a fan," she said."Wedon't have ticks really around Edmonton, so I didn't enjoy that going through the Whiteshell (in Manitoba) really."

The weather has sometimes, but not always, cooperated.

"I've had some hard days in the winter, when it's been -35 C. and I have been out tenting," she said.

As for the wear and tear on her body, Jackson said she has learned to just listen to the warning signs before risking injury.

Read Sarah's bloghere.

Jackson said she just endured through the "huge cycle of body hurtsand things that ache."

"It's taxing on the body, for sure. There has been a huge learning curve," she said, "I've come to understand when I need a break. And understand when I can push through."

Atthis point,Jackson has walked over 5000 kilometres, mostly on on the trail.