This 19-mile scenic drive hugs the coastline from Fundy National Park to St. Martins in southern New Brunswick.
It boasts hiking trails, biking trails, 4 waterfalls, 7 beaches, more than 20 look-offs, a long suspension bridge across the Salmon River, the “Grand Canyon of New Brunswick” and more than 600-million-year-old rock formations, of which, we, unfortunately, saw very little as Mother Nature had a bee in her bonnet and low fog and drizzle had set in.
We can only imagine the stunning views from these wonderful, winding roads and look-offs!
The clouds lifted enough to enable a nice stop at the Big Salmon River Suspension Bridge. I went across as far as I felt comfortable as Laura Croft, I am not. Doug walked the entire 275 swinging feet of it while I enjoyed the fresh flavors of green and silver wafting from wind sweeping over the top of the river.
We also stopped at Walton Glen Gorge, which the guides refer to as the “Grand Canyon of New Brunswick”. There’s a nice observation deck here overlook that’s a short walk from the visitor center. The seasonal waterfall is the tallest waterfall in the province when flowing. For more serious hikers, there’s a strenuous hike that leads to the bottom of the 300 foot gorge called the “Eye of the Needle”.
Back on the road, we stopped just long enough in St. Martin to check out the sea caves in the distance. Kayak tours into them seem to be popular.
We boondocked that evening at Mispec Beach, which was striking distance to our next stop, St. John, New Brunswick. Doug brought home some big ideas from our boondocking neighbor, a man who had shipped his big-tire, adventure van from Germany with a plan to go all the way to Central America.
Whenever we’ve had poor weather, find out later that we missed a major attraction, or just run out of time to see or do something, we comment that we’ll just add it to our list for the next visit. Fundy Trail Parkway fits into that category, as it would be nice to see the area in better weather and to take advantage of all it has to offer.
