East Coast Trail

I did this hike today from Bay Bulls to the Shoal Bay Road trail head near Goulds. It total about 24km. There were places with snow and ice creating occasion slippery conditions but that wasn’t unexpected for a December hike.

For the most part the hike was amazing. There were amazing views. With over 1000m of over vertical, some challenging footing and close proximity to cliff’s edges, this is not a hike that should be done if you’re inexperienced and don’t have decent boots and other gear.

The only really bad part of the hike is the dreary 6km of the Shoal Bay Road you need to walk to get to or from the North end of the Spout Trail. In some places it is pretty much a stream so unless you have decent boots you will get wet feet. In December much of this is frozen making navigating it a slow tedious task.

That said, it is worth it to experience the rest of the hike.

It was an easy hike, felt long at times but we'll worth seeing the lighthouse up close and personal. Hoards of blueberry bushes along the trail help give you that extra kick in energy :)

Great trail showing off the Atlantic coastline

Out of all the ECT's to choose from, this path (the spout) is my favorite by far. It has beautiful views throughout and is well maintained by the association. The trail also features an old lighthouse and the famous spout. I would stress that this is one of the more longer/difficult trails and I do not recommend this trail if you are not an experienced hiker with decent overall health.

Beautiful trail that will bring you to the bay bulls lighthouse (watch out for large peices of broken glass that have fallen from the lighthouse). If your hiking with a dog be very mindful of parts of the trail running on the edge of the cliff with a straight drop.