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Walking/Hiking
For the avid hiker and outdoors enthusiast, the Viking Trail region offers an immense variety of experiences. Many new hiking trails have been completed in recent years, complementing the existing trails. The trails range in difficulty from easy to challenging and they are scattered throughout the region. For printable maps of each region and a list of the walking/hiking trails, please click on the links to the right and at the bottom of the page.
In the south, Gros Morne National Park offers numerous trails that take the visitor to many enchanting sites.
In the tri-town area, the hiker also has a variety from which to choose. The Torrent River Nature Park at Hawkes Bay has a boardwalk which follows the course of the Torrent River, ending at a salmon ladder that enables the fish to traverse a waterfall that creates a obstacle as they move upstream.
At the nearby community of Port Saunders, a trail follows the coast line form the mouth of the harbour to an area known locally as Wheatley’s Cove. Port au Choix offers the Crow Head trail, which starts near the Visitor Centre and winds through a thick forest to Crow Head, a craggy outcrop of rock with several caves which were used by the aboriginal cultures that formally called the area home.
Further north, at Bird Cove the visitor can hike Dog Peninsula and visit the site of an ongoing archaeological dig. From nearby Plum Point, the visitor can travel north, less than 20 minutes drive, to the Deep Cove winterhousing site. A local group has completed a cross country ski trail there which, in the spring, summer and fall, is used as a hiking trail.
Plum Point is a junction which also provides access to the eastern side of the Northern Peninsula. There are hiking trails in the picturesque fishing communities of Englee and Conche. Both trails explore the rugged and
dramatic coastlines. On the tip of the Northern Peninsula, several communities feature hiking trails. In the community of L’Anse aux Meadows, a trail leads to the top of a local hill, which provides an excellent view of the vista which lay before the Vikings as they approached Vinland 1000 years ago.
In the community of St. Anthony, several trails provide the visitor with an opportunity to explore the area. One leads from Grenfell House, the restored home of Sir Wilfred Grenfell, to Tea House Hill, which offers a
fantastic view of the community.
At Fishing Point, an excellent spot to view icebergs, there is a trail, some portions of which have boardwalks, which follows the coastline for a distance.
The community of Goose Cove also has a hiking trail to Brimstone Pond.
Southern Labrador has a well-developed network of trails, which are marked by roadside signs and pull offs. One leads to Overfalls Brook and another leads to the battery, a huge, sheer-faced rack outcropping well known to local residents.
REMEMBER: If you decide to hike on any of our trails, please remember:
- Wear good walking shoes
- Dress in layers
- Pack a light lunch and bring liquids
- Tell someone where you are going
To download additional hiking trail maps, please click on the links below:
Gros Morne Region | Ingornachoix Region | Grenfell Drive/Straits Region | St. Anthony Region |
Southern Labrador Region |
