Dr. Art Dobson was convinced that a safe hiking trail, well laid-out and blazed from Riverview to Fundy National Park, could be created for the general public.

Fundy Trail Hiking Inc.

C/O Mr. Rod Steeves

25 Aaron Ct.

Riverview, N.B.

In the Spring the trail cleanup takes place in May.  Clubs and individuals go to their assigned sections to do light maintenance and touch up the paint blazes, etc.  Each year the cleanup of the Dobson Trail takes place around this time.

Each group filled out a report to note trail conditions and, if further maintenance is required.  Volunteers took care of it.  Following are the defined sections.

KilometersClubs and IndividualsPhone Number

0 to 2 Jim DeWolfe and Friends386-7601

2 to 5 Dr. Arthur and Mrs. Marilyn Dobson386-3734

5 to 10Club de Plein Air du Sud-Est, Alonzo Leger386-2867

10 to 15  Hub City Kampers, Mary Morton386-3774

15 to 17Le Club de Nature, Abel Doucette383-8052

17 to 25 Richard Perron388-4821

25 to 32  Outdoor Enthusiasts! (Bill Mayo)854-4437

32 to 38Myron Kelly and Donny Sherwood855-4990

38 to 42George and Arlene Mundle    382-9820

42 to 48 Unassigned

48 to 52Vaughan Carson and Friends387-7066

52 to 58Bill Mayo    854-4437

Trails to SpringsGeorge Mundle  382-9820

Sand Hill Side TrailEdwin Melanson  855-5089

Hayward Pinnacle

Side TrailDick and Kayla Bisset  386-5183

This page was last updated on: November 2, 2009

Outdoor Enthusiasts!

ANNUAL DOBSON HIKING TRAIL CLEANUP

FROM THE TRAIL COMMITTEE

SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE WHO HELPED THE TRAIL COMMITTEE

NOTES FROM the Fat BIRD (AND SQUIRRELS)

We the birds want to thank everyone for their generous contributions during the Winter.  We had peanuts (they were good) from Kevin Wynn.  Many feeds of striped sunflower seeds from MacArthur's Nursery.  Black oil sunflower seeds from Art and Marilyn Dobson and many other two legged friends.  We really enjoyed the wild bird seed mixture from the Scouting Community.  Throughout the cold and wet Winter we always found our feeders with plenty of food in them.  Thank you all sincerely.  We the squirrels thank you for filling the bird feeders.

P.S.  We Pileated Woodpeckers also want to thank everyone who filled our suet feeders (you had to see the three of us there).  You know there are on the trail 4 varities of us:  The Black Back, Downey, Hairy and Pileated.  We all enjoyed the good food.  Thank you from Woodpecker Valley in the Land of the Upside Down Trees. 

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If you want inner peace, find it in solitude, not speed.  And, if you would find yourself, look to the land from which you came and which you go. --- Henry David Thoreau

The cool days of April, May, October and November make for excellent hiking.  Cases of ticks carrying lyme disease are rare in New Brunswick.  As a precaution, you should wear protective clothing such as long sleeves and long pants.  If bitten by a tick, you should see a doctor.

Remember, October is hunting season.  If you decide to hike outside of provincial and national parks, wear bright hunter orange to alert hunters who may mistake your for game.  Safety is crucial.

Wild animals generally avoid humans.  As a general rule, signal your presence by talking or by making noise.  If you see an animal, give it a wide-berth.

Campers should avoid carrying smelly food or other items.  Seal such items in freezer bags and hang your food high in a tree so that animals cannot get to them.  Aniamls will chew holes in packs to get at he delicacies inside.

Dobson Trail Picture by Jean Siddall

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