We spent an entire day on the Fundy Trail and still didn’t see everything we had on our list. The best thing to do before your visit is to contact the someone at the Interpretative centre and get amap so you can plan your visit, especially if like us you only have one day in the area.
The Fundy Trail, a part of Fundy National Park is a wheelchair-friendly coastal access network which includes a low-speed auto parkway with scenic lookouts, a pedestrian and bicycle trail, footpaths to beaches , and an Interpretive Centre where you can schedule guided hikes and other activities.
Located on the Bay of Fundy in St. Martins New Brunswick the park showcases the highest tides in the world, and more than 25 waterfalls. On a clear day you can look across the bay and see parts of Nova Scotia. It was an absolute joy to drive through the park, and stop at the many lookouts along the way.
The park currently covers more than 207 kilometres and work is now being done to extend the trail which will include a 2 kilometre long beach, and additional look outs. To say there is a lot to do on the trail almost feels like an understatement. From family friendly trails, to more rugged trails along the Fundy Footpath, to swimming, to hiking you are sure to have an amazing day full of adventure here.
At beginning or end of the trail, depending on where you start, you will be able to explore the ocean floor by foot. If you look closely you’ll be able to see some sea creatures chilling out on the seaweed waiting for the tide to come back in. At high tide, the ocean floor disappears under 50ft of salt water.
We started our day on the trail by stopping at the Interpretative centre where we met our guide Beverly. First the kids learned how to call for moose, then we watch a video all about the inspiration for the trail, and the work that was done to create it.
After the video, we were treated to some delicious homemade molasses cookies and King Cole tea. The kids got to try real molasses, it was the first time for our 4 year old who loved it! He literally licked the spoon. After our little snack we went for a guided hike that started near the interpretative centre. We learned about plants, berries, and trees as we walked along the path. Beverly was an amazing guide and showed us some of the best places to hike with kids along the way.
Assuming that you have limited time and cannot explore the full trail our recommendations are : Suspension Bridge hike, Mitchell Franklin Bridge lookout, Long Beach Lookout, Fuller Falls, and Broadshaw lookout.
We spent more time on the Fundy trail than we had expected and knew we were going to be late reaching our next destination and hotel. Beverly was great and called ahead to the hotel for us so that they would know we were running late.
On our way out of the trail we stopped by the caves as it was low tied and we were able to explore the caves by foot. There are a few restaurants by the caves, or you can pack your own food and have a picnic. If your goal is to explore the caves by foot, you must check the tide schedule as low tide is different from day to day. You can check the tide schedule here
Exploring the Fundy Trail is a must do if you are visiting New Brunswick. If you have young children like we do, you can ask to get an activity guide for the kids. Our 8 year old was able to keep herself entertained with finding the various items listed and answering questions. At the end of after completely the activity she received a certificate and treat. Win/win for everyone
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