Can you spare four days? Do steep climbs, stunning coastal scenery, and Canadian wilderness sound like your cup of tea?

New Brunswick, Canada offers the 27-mile Fundy Footpath that begins on a suspension bridge over the Big Salmon River and ends at Fundy National Park after traveling through 12 ravines. You’ll need to pack everything you need, including a tidal chart for getting by two tidal rivers.

Sue and I walked the bridge, which swayed with each step. While we visited the nearby Fundy Trail Parkway interpretive center, four young backpackers listened to trail tips from a woman who worked at the center. Then they were off under a cloud layer that turned to rain that afternoon.

They faced more than 10,000 feet of ascents, no developed campsites, and the world’s highest tides.

More on the last part later.