Welcome to the East Coast Trail
 Water Falls at Stiles Cove
The East Coast Trail is a 540 km coastal hiking experience that takes you to the outermost reaches of North America. The Trail provides walkers and hikers with a special blend of wilderness adventure, outstanding natural beauty, wildlife, history, and cultural contact.
Truly spectacular features on the trail
The Trail takes you past towering cliffs and headlands, sea stacks, deep fjords, and a natural wave-driven geyser called the Spout. It provides access to abandoned settlements, lighthouses, ecological reserves, seabird colonies, whales, icebergs, world's southern most caribou herd, historic sites, a 50-metre suspension bridge, two active archaeological dig sites, and many more attractions. It offers a wilderness paradise of boreal forest, fresh clean air and quiet solitude, all combined with the raw natural beauty of the rugged Atlantic Ocean.
Linked communities
The Trail links together 32 historic communities. These communities provide services, such as accommodations, dining, and entertainment. Our advertisers live and work in these communities and are available to help you plan your trip, provide the services you require, or supply the information you need. Please select from the following categories to find the services you need along the Trail:
The East Coast Trail Association
The East Coast Trail is being developed and maintained by the 'award winning' East Coast Trail Association. The Association is a member driven, volunteer based, registered charity formed in 1994 with the mission to develop, maintain and operate the East Coast Trail. We do not charge entry fees for the use of the Trail, nor do we charge fees for participation in our public hiking program. If you like what we are doing, and you wish to help protect and preserve this treasured resource, you can show your support by taking out a fully tax receipted annual or life membership, making a financial donation, volunteering your time and expertise, or any combination of the above.
News & Announcements
What we are doing this year
Thursday, July 15, 2010 -
An Update from the President - There has been a lot going on in 2010. Read all about it on the President's Update (available in pdf format).
Tely Hike Celebrates 10 Years - The Telegram - Jeff Hiscock
Monday, June 7, 2010 - Sunday morning's dreary weather conditions didn't stop the crowds from hitting the East Coast Trail's section through Outer Cove-Logy Bay for the 10th annual Tely Hike fundraiser.
About 200 people of all ages gathered at the Justina Centre to be bused to the hike's planned start point just off of . . . [ Read more ]
East Coast Trail thanks Citizen and Corporate Donors
Monday, June 7, 2010 - (St. John’s) The Tenth Annual East Coast Trail Tely Hike brought in more than $104,000 this weekend to support the maintenance and continued development of the East Coast Trail. Association President Randy Murphy says corporate and citizen donations exceeded expectations for the event which heralded . . . [ Read more ]
Blackhead Maintenance in High Spirits
Monday, May 31, 2010 - An intrepid group of outdoor enthusiasts headed out to Blackhead despite the call for drizzle and cloud.. for 5 hours of brushcutting and lopping, well 4 if you don't include lunch at the Gulch. There were 8 of us. We had fog, we had blue skies, we had sun, we had fun and we had SUCCESS. (See pictures)
. . . [ Read more ]
Leave no trace
Enjoy the Trail, leave no trace, build no fires, and respect the raw natural beauty of the East Coast Trail landscape, and help to keep it free, open and available to all.
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