Explore the Goat Shore in Harbour Main. Another amazing trail is to the lighthouse. A 4 KM return awaits you from the parking area off
Harbour Main Lighthouse Trail
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Jimmy Kimmel, Unofficial Mayor of Dildo Made Community Famous
Dildo, NL has a copy of the “Hollywood” Hills signs overlooking the tiny town that’s been around since the 1700s. Jimmy Kimmel put the spotlight
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Trekking to Murray’s Peak Trail
Murray’s Peak Trail is a 1.3 KM trail return. A simple beginning but a very steep climb up a lot of rocks to a beautiful
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Reflections in Fox Harbour
Fox Harbour is a time fishing village nestled off on its own route with Ship Harbour, branching off at Placentia. It’s much smaller in population
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Ship Harbour’s Sugarloaf Trail
The Sugarloaf Trail is one I’ve passed along a few times when visiting Ship Harbour. I’m surprised I’ve been to this community now at least
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Take a Walk on the Placentia Boardwalk…
The iconic Placentia lift bridge was recently replaced and has become part of the fabric of the community. The community though dates back several hundred
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St. Mary’s Queen’s Battery Park to Gaskiers Trail (Part 2)
The trail begins at St. Mary’s Battery and you will walk to Gulch Beach and the Lighthouse. If you wish to start in Point La
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St. Mary’s Queen’s Battery Park to Gaskiers Trail (Part 1)
The 16.1 KM trail return begins at St. Mary’s Battery Park and goes all the way to Gaskiers. This designated site of historical significance was
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St Mary’s Queen’s Battery Park
In 1779, the battery was erected in St. Mary’s to protect the coastal areas and the prominent fishing grounds from privateers. The Battery remained active
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Feather Point, Harbour Grace
It was a foggy afternoon in April at Harbour Grace when my mother and I took a hike to Feather Point. The area is used
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Rev Canon J.T. Richard’s of Bareneed
The residents along the Strait of Belle Isle on the Great Northern Peninsula know Reverend Canon John Thomas Richards. He was an influential person during
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Green Point Lighthouse in Port de Grave
Port de Grave Peninsula is a thriving fishing area in Newfoundland and Labrador comprising of Bareneed, Black Duck Cove Hibb’s Cove, Blow Me Down, Otterbury,
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Peter Easton and a Path for the Pirates
Harbour Grace is one of Newfoundland’s oldest English settlements, the place where Amelia Earhart departed for her solo Trans Atlantic flight and was home to
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Colours in New Perlican
New Perlican is nestled in Trinity Bay and just filled with a splash of colour. The fishing sheds and rooms are proudly decorated in bright
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Sightseeing from Sugarloaf Hill in Winterton
Sugarloaf Trail of Winterton is 3.7 KM and begins just across from Outside Pond Trail. You can park in the area of the trailhead. The
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Winterton’s Outside Pond
Winterton is famous for their Wooden Boat Museum. You can speak with Master Boat Builder Jerome Canning in the workshop and enjoy our rich history
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A Bright Light Shines on Hants Harbour
As you enter the community of Hant’s Harbour, you pass brightly painted fishing sheds. The end of the road brings you to a short trail,
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Historic Bay De Verde
Bay de Verde is a prominent fishing town in Newfoundland and Labrador. The view of the harbour showcases many fishing boats, wharf infrastructure and rebuilt
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Fairy Tales in Red Head Cove
Earlier this Spring, I took the trail in Red Head Cove. It begins just across from the Recreation Centre. You can’t miss the Big Red
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Historic Rock Walls of Grate’s Cove
The rock walls along Grate’s Cove date back to the 1700s as early settlers from Europe staked off pasture lands and to keep livestock out.
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Grate’s Cove Boardwalk & The Legend of Cabot Rock
The one kilometre boardwalk in Grate’s Cove begins just across from Grate’s Cove Studio and Restaurant. Unfortunately for me, they weren’t yet open for the
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Western Bay Painted Boardwalk
I get the feeling there is a strong sense of community in Western Bay. A place where residents come together to create and share their
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Finding Yourself on Flamber Head Path
The East Coast Trail is 25 footpaths that span more than 270 KMs of trails and more than 330 KM when you count communities routes
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Returning to LaManche Suspension Bridge
LaManche Village is another re-settled fishing community on the Avalon Peninsula and is a part of the East Coast Trail. The easiest route to LaManche
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Trekking from Renews to Fermeuse along the Bear Cove Path
After trekking the Island Path from Cappahayden to Renews in some mist and foggy weather, mom and I lucked out going from Renews to Fermeuse
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Don’t Take the Sea Glass at Glassy Beach
Sea Glass is a treasured commodity among beach combers and craftspeople. I’ve seen Christmas trees and many wonderful products produced from the weather beaten shards
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Have You Been to the Highlands of Perry’s Cove?
The Highlands Walking Trail is 1.4 KM return that starts near the United church at Perry’s Cove. This trail is just off Route 70 and
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Nearly 200 Year Old Root Cellar at Bradley’s Cove
Gussets to Western Bay is a 12 KM return trail that takes you from Wharf Loop road in the Town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove
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Mudder Wet Path – A Route Along the Aquaforte River
Another section of the East Coast Trail is a segment of the Spurwink Island Trail that goes from Route 10 near the Welcome to Aquaforte
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Little Lawn Beach – A Treasure Known by Locals of the Burin Peninsula
The pebble beach at Little Lawn is truly a hidden gem, nestled between St. Lawrence and Lawn on the Burin Peninsula. You can pull-off and
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