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.
Point Escuminac Provincial Park in N.B. Atlas Area Number 37 has a moderate coastal walk. Shoreline and beach often change with storm damage. Start at park and go around point. Watch incoming tide so you do not get trapped. Map available from Tourism N.B.
The Enclosure Provincial Park in N.B. Atlas Area Number 42 has an easy walking trail. Interpretive signs and trail help you explore an old graveyard, viewpoint and site of first Acadian Settelement on Miramichi. Map available from Tourism N.B.
French Fort Cove (Newcastle) in N.B. Atlas Area Number 35 has a moderate to difficult 2 km. loop (1 hour) hiking trail. East of Newcastle, past oil depot. Watch for huge brick tower. Trail is on opposite (inland) side of road. Rocky trail around a pond, steep hills, footbridge over stream, scenic. Check out the Inventors.
Big Bald Mountain (Northeast of Newcastle) in Area Number 34 is a 23 km. one way trail for experience backpackers only. It will take several days. The trail is moderate to difficult. From Newcastle take highway 430 towards Heath Steel Mines, after Wayerton turn left on road to Sevogle Airstrip. Park there, backpack along woods roads and up to peak of Big Bald Mountain. Tremendous views, unusual rock formations called "Tors." View of Christmas Mountains. Must be experienced with backpacking, maps and compass. Contact Ranger Office at Newcastle for information on maps and woods roads to follow. The trail to Bid Bald Mountain on page 229 in "A Hiking Guide to New Brunswick" is shorter because you start near South Sevogle River Road instead of near the Sevogle Airport. This trail is 11 km. return. You could do it in 2 3/4 hours. You do not have to be an experience backpacker to take the shorter trail to Big Bald Mountain.
The Eiselts covered the above trails in the Eastern Shores and Appalachian Highlands section of their book " A Hiking Guide to New Brunswick."
Backpacking on trails in the U.S.A. is fun. Climbing Mount Everest gets you to the top of the world.
Hiking in New Brunswick
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, GPS 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.
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.
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The recreation industry makes money by producing equipment for outdoor enthusiasts. There are a few items that should always be carried whenever you enter the forest.
By law, you must carry matches, a knife, and a compass when you travel in the woods. You are required to know how to use the compass or GPS. Proper footwear is essential, and care should be taken selecting what you will use when hiking. There are other othems that I think you should always include as minimum equipment: map, water, food, whistle, first aid kit, garbage bag, warm sweater, rain jacket, and backpack. Optional equipment: sunscreen, hat, bug repellent, camera, binoculars, field guides, toilet paper, writing paper, and pen. Really optional equipment: extra socks, tarp, rope, eating utensils, flashlight, towel, bathing suit, small stove, fuel, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, and sleeping bag.
