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Suspension Bridge Kicks Off Canadian Adventure

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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.

A Walk on the World’s Longest Trail

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We were hiking the Matthews Head trail near Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada, when the sign informed us we were on the Trans Canada Trail, the longest trail in the world. If we kept going, we could end up on the Arctic Ocean coastline. Or the Pacific Coast.

But we would need more than hiking shoes. Skis, snowshoes, kayaks, bicycles, and even horses could help us complete the 16,700 miles from St. John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia.

Filmmaker Dianna Whelan, her effort spread over six years, was the first to complete the trail.

For now, Sue and I will stick to slightly shorter pursuits.