East Coast Trail Experience
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Overview
Highlights
- Stunning coastal hiking
- Opportunities to spot whales, icebergs, bald eagles, puffins and moose
- Charming and colourful fishing villages
- Historic Signal Hill in St. John's
- Visit to the most easterly point of North America
- Friendly Newfoundland Hospitality
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Trip includes
- 5 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
- 5 nights in B&B's/inns
- Luggage transfers (1 piece per person)
- Detailed route notes and maps (1 package per 2 hikers)
- Transfers to/from trailheads as indicated in itinerary
- $50 donation to the East Coast Trail Association
Itinerary
Welcome to St. John's, Newfoundland! You will need to make your own way to your charming B&B (Details will be provided with your final documents). The rest of the day is free to enjoy this lively city - Your accommodation is just a short walk away from the Harbour...
Today's hike isn't technically on the East Coast Trail, but that's really just a technicality. The route takes you along a lakeshore north of the city to picturesque Quidi Vidi ('Kiddy Viddy'), an old fishing village which is now considered part of St. John's and is h...
This morning, you will be picked up from your B&B and dropped off at La Manche Provincial Park where you can explore an interesting resettled former village and its iconic, relocated suspension bridge. Your walk today is south along the 'Flamber Head Path', one of...
After breakfast, it's back on the trail. Today, your hike begins at the most easterly point of North America: Cape Spear. Perched on a rugged cliff lies Cape Spear Lighthouse – the oldest surviving lighthouse in the province and an iconic symbol of Newfoundland and L...
Once again, your feet will take you back to St. John's. This time, beginning from Blackhead, just north of Cape Spear and hiking north to Fort Amherst at the entrance of St. John's Harbour ('The Narrows'). This coastal path has some steep climbs, a long ridge hike, sw...
Services end after breakfast. We hope you enjoyed your stay on 'the Rock'!
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What's excluded
- Travel to and from St. John's
- Items of a personal nature including alcoholic beverages
- Meals and transfers where not indicated in the itinerary
- Travel insurance (compulsory)
- Entrance fees and optional activities
- Airport transfers
- applicable taxes
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