Canada · 8 days · 1,300 km · Loop

New Brunswick + Bay of Fundy

The biggest tides on the planet (16 metres). Bay of Fundy NP Hopewell Rocks (walk the ocean floor at low tide, kayak at high tide), Saint John Reversing Falls, Fundy Trail Parkway and Grand Manan Island. Maine crossing optional. Franco-Canadian Acadie at Caraquet.

Start: Halifax · End: Halifax · June to October. Tides and whales best in August. · Difficulty: easy

Highlights

  • Hopewell Rocks tides
  • Fundy National Park
  • Reversing Falls Saint John
  • Fundy Trail Parkway
  • Grand Manan Island ferry
  • Hartland covered bridge (world's longest)

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Halifax → Moncton (NB crossing)

    Halifax → Moncton · 260 km

    • · Pickup Halifax
    • · Cross to New Brunswick
    • · Magnetic Hill Moncton

    Overnight: Magnetic Hill Campground

  2. Day 2

    Hopewell Rocks + Fundy NP

    Moncton → Alma · 90 km

    • · Hopewell Rocks (high + low tide)
    • · Fundy NP arrival

    Overnight: Headquarters Campground (Parks Canada)

  3. Day 3

    Fundy National Park

    Alma · 60 km

    • · Dickson Falls Trail
    • · Point Wolfe Beach
    • · Caribou Plain Trail

    Overnight: Headquarters Campground

  4. Day 4

    Fundy NP → Fundy Trail Parkway → Saint John

    Alma → Saint John · 170 km

    • · Fundy Trail Parkway scenic
    • · Reversing Falls

    Overnight: Rockwood Park Campground

  5. Day 5

    Saint John → Grand Manan ferry

    Saint John → Grand Manan · 100 km

    • · Blacks Harbour ferry
    • · Whale watching
    • · Hole-in-the-Wall

    Overnight: Anchorage Provincial Park

  6. Day 6

    Grand Manan → St Andrews by the Sea

    Grand Manan → St Andrews · 110 km

    • · Ferry return + St Andrews
    • · Kingsbrae Garden

    Overnight: Kiwanis Oceanfront Camping

  7. Day 7

    St Andrews → Fredericton → Hartland

    St Andrews → Hartland · 200 km

    • · Fredericton historic district
    • · Hartland Covered Bridge (world's longest)

    Overnight: River Bend Inn & Resort RV

  8. Day 8

    Hartland → Halifax drop-off

    Hartland → Halifax · 510 km

    • · Cross back into Nova Scotia
    • · Halifax drop-off

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