New Brunswick offers other great spots to hike. It has trails for hiking, walking and backpacking. Trails that lead to waterfalls, seashores, lakes, forests, marshes and mountains. All offer a variety of plant, animal, bird and other wild life. To share these special places with our visitors as well as fellow New Brunswickers the Tourism Department of New Brunswick prepared a list of trails. We will suggest you use New Brunwick Atlas ( Second Edition Revised - 2002 ) co-published by Nimbus Publishing and Service New Brunswick to locate the trails on list.
Spednic Lake Provincial Park (near St. Croix) in Area Number 77 in the N.B. Atlas has a moderate 3.4 km. loop - rock trail taht takes about one and half hours to do. Numerous rocks, some huge, left by glaciers. Has a marsh viewing dexk, immense hemlock trees, and magnificent open hardwoods.
Herring Cove Provincial Park on Campobello Island in Area Number 93 in the N.B. Atlas has easy to moderate walking 8 km. walking trail. You can explore woods and seashore along old carriage and riding paths. Follow boardwalks and bridges amid ranks of stately spruce and walk past the massive "Gibraltar Roacks" left by a glacier. Map and guide available from Tourism N.B.
In Area Number 93 is Roosevelt Campobello International Park with 7.5 km. easy to moderate walking trail. Follows the entire southern coastline of Campobello. Scenic coves, bogs, beaches, rugged cliffs. Map and guide available from Tourism N.B.
The Sunbury Shores Nature Trail (St. Andrew's) in Area Number 89 is two easy walking trails each .8 km., 3/4 hour. A "field and woodland" and a "seacoast woodland" nature trails. Self guides at start of trail. Atlantic-Samon Visitor Centre (East of St. Andrew's) is also in Area Number 89. Easy .4 km. loop, 1/2 hour. A pth and boardwalk through woods by a stream. Signs and Visitor Centre explain about Salmon life and research. Underwater window on the stream.
The Anchorage Provincial Park in Grand Manan in Area Number 94 in N.B. Atlas has a 1.5 km. easy walk, 1/2 hour. from campground to Red Point (of geological interest) is a coastal trail, waterfowl, seals, tidepools, interpretive signs, and long beaches. In Area Number 94 there is 70 km. of trails on Grand Manan Island from easy to difficult. 19 trails of varying length will allow exploration of most of the rugged coastline of this fascinating island, backcountry camping is possible but the only established campsites are at the Provincial Park. Viewpoints, on top of 100 meter cliffs provide spectacular coastline shots, eals, whales and birdlife information is available from Tourism N.B.
New River Beach Provincial Park in Area Number 90 in N.B. Atlas has 2 easy loop trails 2.5 km. each, some wet slippery spots. 1 hour per loop. Spectacular seasoast trails, scenic coves, tidepools, spruce, bogs with insect-easting plants. Interpretive Centre. Trail and Guided Programs available from Tourism N.B.
Rockwook Provincial Park, Saint John in Area Number 91 has easy 4 km. one way walk. Paths in a city park, one main trail from lake to zoo with numerous side trail.
Hammond River Park Trail (Northeast of Saint John) in Area Number 87 in N.B. Atlas is an easy walk with a look off. It is 3 km. off Route 1, via Hammond River Road, then Neck Road, then Reynor Drive. Views of Kennebecasis, Darling's Island, marshes, birdlife, and animal homes.
Pipeline Road (Saint John West) in Area Number 86 is 1.5 km. one way, an easy walk. A gravel road with several side paths to explore, hilltop viewing areas, and marshes.
Easy to moderate 1.5 km. walk across beach to 3 km. on Taylor Island at Saints Rest Beach (Saint John West) in Area Number 91. Exit # 107 from Highway # 2. Park at end of Sand Cove Road, beside beach. Interesting birding in marsh behind beach. Island at far end of beach has many trails, viewpoints. Beware of occasional motorcycle or ATV.
Seaside Park on Fundy Drive (Sain John West) in Area Number 86 in N.B. Atlas is small. 3.2 km. of easy walking along shore one way. Can continue for many kms. along old railway. Ocean view, ships, wild flowers, interesting old homes, and cemetery.
The backpacking (moderate to difficult) 48 kms. from St. Martin's to Fundy National Park takes in Area Numbers 87, 88, and 81 in the N.B. Atlas. Can be a 3 to 5 day trip. A trip only for the experienced and prepared hiker who is used to maps and compass. Certain beach sections are useable only at low tide., cliffs are unsafe to climb. A wilderness hiking area. For information contact Moncton Outdoor Enthusiasts!
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This old list of trails was obtained from the N.B. Department of Tourism when Brian Steeves and John Van Abbem were active members of Moncton Outdoor Enthusiasts! The directions to the trails on this old list of trails in New Brunswick are usually sufficient once you are in the correct locality. Small locator maps for some areas as well as trail guides are available from the province's Tourism, Recreation and Heritage Department. Other information is available as noted. Some trails are well marked, others only a path or the beach while a few can only be followed if experienced with map and compass. Anyone going for a trip in the forest must be prepared with essentials such as clothing, a snack, water, matches, compass and good footwear - plus let somone know where you are going. The Outdoor Enthusiasts! Club uses walkie talkies and cell phones.
Degree of Difficulty:
"Walking" - indicates short trails without major hills or obstacles.
"Hiking" - is for longer trails or short trails over difficult terrain.
"Backpacking" - means there is a chance for backcountry camping.
Distances given will be either around a "loop" or "one way" on a linear trail.
There are other trails not included in this list of N.B. trails. Directions for these harder to locate trails may be obtained from the local Dictrict Ranger Office. For their numbers call the Department of Natural Resources and Engery.
Outdoor Enthusiasts! hike in Nova Scotia as well as New Brunswick. Once in a while in other parts of the world.
Kouchibouguac National Park is a great place to ski in the Winter. It is 100 km. from Moncton. The Waxing Hut is near Park HQ. From there you can ski to Patterson to Middle Kouchibouguac to La Source to Ryan's to South Kouchibouguac to La Source to Petit Large to Waxing Hut to Middle Kouchibouguac via Petit Large instead of vai Patterson. You can go to Pins Pine via Petit Large.
There are lots of Parking Lots for parking cars Ski from Parking Lot to P.L.
Canada is a great country for Outdoor Enthusiasts! The rugged mountains, countless waterways, and wild life offer a country that has its most beautiful locations preserved as national and provincial parks. We can hike short nature hikes near towns and cities or explore the wilderness of our country far from towns and cities.
Check out the Fundy Coast section of " A Hiking Guide to New Brunswick " by Marianne Eiselt & H.A. Eiselt for more information on the above trails as well as other trails on the Fundy Coast. The section on Fundy National Park is a great description of the trails in this national park.
Talk Mail notifies Outdoor Enthusiast! members of last minute changes, additions, conditions, or cancellation of events. If you wish to be added or deleted from Talk Mail list, please call Paul at 576-6988. Also, call Paul if you need to get a message out to our membership quickly.
Toll-free river ferries are part of the New Brunswick highway system and operate during daylight hours, mainly along the St. John River. Black Harbour is the mainland terminal for the Grand Manan ferry while Deer Island is reached by ferry from Letete.
A shuttle ferry service operates betwen Deer Island and Campobello Island during the summer months. A ferry at Dalhousie connects New Brunswick with the Province of Quebec at Miguasha. Check ferry schedule before leaving home.
Prince Edward Island is linked to New Brunswick by the Conferation Bridge.
Nova Scotia terminal at Digby offers daily service to Saint John, New Brunswick.
When hiking on a hot day drink water every fifteen minutes.
According to David Suzuki
Saving forests saves money
How much is a forest worth? And how do we calculate it? Do we simply count the trees and figure out how much we could get for them if we were to cut them down and turn them into logs, lumber, pulp and paper?
That's been the traditional approach, but it hasn;t served us well. A forest is much more than the timber it holds. A forest provides habitat for wildlife, recreational opportunities for hikers and hunters, a place for quiet contemplation, and filtration and storage of drinking water. And because forest scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in their trees and soils, they are a critical "hedge" against global warming. When we take into account all of the ecological benefits or services a forest provides, we have to reevalute the way we manage them. Clear-cutting an old-growth forest may provide temporary jobs and profits, as well as two-by-fours, but if it also results in the release of carbon stored in the trees and soil, thus contributing to global warming, or if it wipes out the habitat of an animal that is crucial to the natural order, then the short-term gains may not be worthwhile.
For a long time, we've only considered the immediate market value of resources when making forest-use decisions. We've ignored the enormous value of the ecosystem services that are critical to biodiversity, human health, and community well-being. Althouth it's not easy to put a dollar value on things as carbon sequestration and storage, water filtration, clean-water availability, and species diversity, it's foolish to leave them out of the equation.
Taking into account all the values of a forest doesn't mean an end to logging and mining; it means finding better ways to manage all our activities - and it means putting a value on the real services forests provide. If we don't address the serious problems of global warming and biodiversity loss, we may well join the spotted owl on the endangered list.
We have to try to spend less on transportation. There is enough food grown in New Brunswick to keep body and soul together. Fill up on that food before thinking about getting food from outside the provincce.
Selling an old high-horsepowered car and buying a more efficient small car is a smart move. Bring down the speed limit on our highways to 100 kph will safe lives and money at the gas pump Re-investing in railways is another good move. We have to put a tax on horsepower in vehicles to keep high-powered vehicles from polluting our roads. Any increase in horsepower has to be in the engines that pull rail cars. We have to use the ecomics of scale to reduce our rail transportation costs.
We climbed LaFavette Mountain (in the picture on the right) the last time we were in the White Mountains in New Hampshire. We climbed up the other side and came down this side. When it is hot like it was in New Hampshire we tend to wear short sleave shirts and shorts. It is a good idea to stay on the trail to avoid ticks. Some of these ticks do more than bite -- they carry Lyme disease.
Lyme disease is transmitted by deer ticks. The desease, caused by infection with a spirochette (bacterium) snow as Borrelie Burgdorfer, can result in arthrites, heart block, neural dementia, and other serious illness. Lyme disease also appears to endanger a fetus if acquired early during preganancy. Successful treatment is possible with antibiotics if begun during the acute rash stage, which is known as Erythema Migrans. Unfortunately, children often do not exhibit this tell-tale rash and thus, undiagnosed, may develop the more serious, debilitating symptoms without warning.
Lyme disease, so called because the first reported cases were recognized in Lyme, Conn., has become the most important tick-borne illness occurring in the USA.
The disease is transmitted by the nymphal stage (second blood-feeding stage) of the deer tick. It spite of the tick's name, it is a mistake to think that it acquires the infection from deer. Deer are necessary for the survival of the tick because the adults feed and mate on deer and other large animals, but the deer do not infect the ticks with the spirochetes. Instead, larval ticks ingest these spirochetes while blood-feeding on small rodents, principaly white-footed mice. Mice are the preferred host of these larval ticks, and most mice where deer rticks live are infected with spirochetes. After the larvae feed, the infection is carried on to the nymphal stage, the stage at which the ticks usually transmit the infection to humans.
