Bay Bulls to St. Johns section.
I did this trail a few times over 20 years ago when parts were still not as developed as it is today. The trail follows the ocean front the whole way and goes right past the localy famous spout. The spout is a natural wave driven geyser that sprays water up in the air every wave. There is enough space for a couple of tents and makes a very nice place to spend the night.
When leaving Bay Bulls you walk out along the side of the bay until you get to a lighthouse. The trail then heads north and goes past the spout through petty harbour, passes close to cape spear with side trails and on to St. Johns. There is no real high elevation at any point, however some parts have constant up and downs and can be a bit of a challange. There are lots of spots to set up a campsite near water and makes for a nice trip. One trip I did Bay Bulls to St. Johns in one night and was quite worn out at the end, but the next time I did two nights and was much better.
The trail has now been expanded to a length of 336 km with new sections to be added on later.
I hiked to the the top of Mount Carleton on a very hot day around 1998 with some friends and although the trail itself was nice, We ran short on water and the black flies were about as bad as I had ever seen. I was going to fill up some water at the trail head but the sign said the water was non potable so I thought I would get some on the way but had to wait until we got to the top at the campsite to drink. This trail leads to the highest point in New Brunswick and the Heat and Flies got the better of a couple of my co-hikers and they were too worn out to keep a good pace. By the time we got to the top they were so swollen up from the fly bites we had to hike back down to get them to the hospital. Myself the the other Hiker got a site at the car campground for the night and hiked to the top of Mount Sagamook the next day. Although the bugs were bad on the trail to the top of Mount Carleton I don't remember any at the car campsites or on mount Sagamook. The campsites at the top of the mountain had a water source and fire pits but a fire ban was in place at the time we were there.
This is a multi day loop that I did in the summer of 1999 the first weekend the trail was fully open. This section linked together other existing secions to make one 35 km loop that is a good distance for a two night trip. Parts of the trail were boggy and very wet and quickly overwhelmed my GoreTex boots. It is a very nice easy trail and I would like to do it again. I can't find any current trail maps showing the complete loop so it may not exist as a loop any longer.
Tracey Lake is an easy flat 14 km return hike and has 3 campsites on the lake, two sites together sharring a fire pit and one on its own and is very private and although there may be some a day hikers will passing by it will be very quiet in the evening.
8.5 km each way and can be linked to other trails and campsites for multi day hikes. It starts out with an uphill section of the Goose River trail than branches off to a section of the park that does not get a lot of vistors and when I was there I did not see anyone else.
Nice campsites on a very nice river with firewood provided free. There is some uphill hiking to get to and from the site but it is short 4.5 km hike each way.
The dobson trail runs from Riverview (Moncton) to Sheapardy Road on the border of Fundy National Park. It is usually done one way in two nights / three days. With a small daypack many do it in a day. It also connects to Fundy Park Trails then to the Fundy Footpath that can make a hike of serveral days. The trail can be wet in many places and boots are recomended. I have done many sections of the trail both day trips and overnight, however I have not done the whole trail in one go yet. For day trips there are many access points along the way to
This is a trail I did several times in the 80's and 90's. There are campsites directly on the beach as well as on the bluff overlooking the bay of fundy. All the sites are nice. The trail is 11 kms each way and is rated difficult as when you leave the Point Wolf parking area the first part of the trail is all uphill before leveling off. Goose River also connects to the Fundy Footpath that would add another couple of days to your hike.