| Green Bay and the Beothuk Trail (73 km) |
Green Bay and the Beothuk Trail are great places to pull on your hiking boots and go exploring. The area has several trails, including the eight kilometre Alexander Murray Hiking Trail in King’s Point, named for a 19th-century geologist. It climbs more than 300 metres and provides an unsurpassed view of Green Bay.
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| The Dorset Trail (397 km) |
More than 1,000 years before Europeans arrived here, the Dorset were quarrying soapstone at Fleur de Lys on the Baie Verte Peninsula. They fashioned this soft stone into cooking pots and traded it with other aboriginal groups. Now a national historic site with an interpretation centre, the quarry is the oldest mining site in an area now known for its complex geology and many modern mines.
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| Exploits Valley (534 km) |
The Exploits Valley scenic touring route follows, in part, the traditional Beothuk seasonal route between the interior and the coast, and includes major Beothuk attractions. The region is surrounded by forest, rivers, lakes and ponds, a must for any nature enthusiast. In contrast, the coastal communities scattered along the rugged shore, provide a window into the past.
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| The Coast of Bays (355 km) |
The names Hermitage Bay, Connaigre Bay, Great Bay de L’Eau, Corbin Bay, Belle Bay, Fortune Bay, and Bay D’Espoir attest to the appropriateness of the name attached to the southern portion of the central region. Take Route 360 South from Bishop’s Falls to Bay D’Espoir, which means “bay of hope” in French, but is pronounced “bay despair.” This whole coastal area is heavily indented with spectacular fjords and stunning vistas.
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| The Kittiwake Coast - Road to the Isles (172 km) |
This tour takes you into the scenic reaches and islands of Notre Dame Bay. It is the first of four sections of the Kittiwake Coast, and you can pick it up where Route 1 meets Route 340.
Lewisporte, a major service and transportation centre, is where you can catch the car ferry to Cartwright and Happy Valley-Goose Bay in East-Central Labrador. North of the town the coastline is covered with birch and other leafy trees that turn into beautiful fall colours in September and October.
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| The Kittiwake Coast - The Islands Experience (67 km + Boat) |
East of Twillingate are two other islands that can be reached by ferry from Farewell on Route 335. Change Islands has had cars only since the 1960s, so a trip there is a step back in time where traditional ways still hold sway. Fogo Island, the province’s largest offshore island, has 11 communities, all of them unique. Most have English roots and preserve traces of Elizabethan dialect. But Tilting was settled by the Irish and is the province’s first Registered Heritage District. The island has trails, museums and festivals to entice the visitor.
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| The Kittiwake Coast - The Road to the Shore (226 km) |
This tour takes you to the historic coastal communities of Gander Bay and Northern Bonavista Bay. On the way, you will travel through a wilderness of tall trees, blue lakes and crystal-clear streams. In between the settlements, you will find white sandy beaches that stretch on forever and grassy fields that are perfect for picnics.
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| The Kittiwake Coast - The Road to the Beaches (43 km) |
This Road to the Beaches is full of sheltered coves, sandy beaches and sparkling waters and includes the beautiful Terra Nova National Park. This tour will take you to some of the best spots for water sports in the province. Here you will find rivers to canoe, ponds to fish, inlets to sail and clean, clear lakes to swim.
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| An Outport Adventure Cruise - The Southwest Coast by Boat - Part 1 |
On this cruise, you take the coastal boat east from Rose Blanche on Route 470 to the isolated villages of La Poile and Grand Bruit. Once a week the vessel continues on to Burgeo, which has a highway link. From Burgeo you can also visit other villages further east on a separate passenger boat.
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| An Outport Adventure Cruise - The Southwest Coast by Boat - Part 2 |
The second leg of the south coast adventure takes you from Burgeo to the island community Ramea, and further east to Grey River on the car ferry MV Gallipoli. At Grey River you can catch a coastal boat to the isolated villages of Francois and McCallum, and on to the end of this cruise at Hermitage on the Coast of Bays on Route 364.
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| An Outport Adventure Cruise - The Southwest Coast by Boat - Part 3 |
The final leg of the cruise takes you via passenger coastal boat from Pool’s Cove on Route 362 to the isolated hamlet of Rencontre East at the bottom of Fortune Bay and on to Bay L’Argent on Route 212 and the Heritage Run on the Burin Peninsula.
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