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Kayaking at the Hopewell Rocks and Salmon River

Kayaking/Canoeing

  • Baymount Outdoor Adventures - at high tide, kayak around and through the flowerpots at the Hopewell Rocks. Located at the Hopewell Rocks Park.
     Telephone: (506)734-2660
  • FreshAir Adventures - Located in Alma, offering a variety of kayaking options - part-day, full-day or multi-day adventures.  
    Telephone: 887-2249 / 1-800-545-0020
  • Cape Enrage Adventures - kayaking the Fundy Coastline, rappelling, canoeing and a variety of other adventures.  Located at the Cape Enrage Lighthouse.  Follow the signs off Route 915.
    Telephone:  (506)887-227
  • Sincs Boat Rentals - Located at Bennett Lake in Fundy Park. They have canoes, rowboats and kayaks for rental on the Lake.  Telephone: (506) 874-1603

Boat Tours

  • Fundy Mist Deep Sea Fishing - Located at the Wharf in Alma, Fundy Mist offers a variety of motorized boat tours along the coast - 887-2200

Caving

  • Baymount Outdoor Adventures, Hillsborough. Baymount's base of operations is located at the Hopewell Rocks Park, however their caving adventure takes place in natural gypsum caves outside Hillsborough.  Telephone: 734-2660.
  • St. Martin's Caves - explore the beach caves at low tide in the coastal village of St. Martin's

Rappelling & Climbing

  • Cape Enrage Adventures - Located by the scenic Cape Enrage Lighthouse, a number of adventures for the beginner or the novice.

 Birdwatching

  • Hillsborough Wetlands Park & Grey Brook Marsh - Main St., Hillsborough. Recently constructed duck ponds, walking trails with a tourism information booth.
  • Birdwatchers Nature Store, Hillsborough. A Must Stop for all birders. Telephone: 734-2473
  • Mary's Point Bird Sanctuary, Mary's Point Rd, (off Route 915) - Interpretive center, walking trails, Shorebirds in August
  • Lars Larsen Marsh - Mary's Point Rd, (off route 915) - parking area, monument, and gazebo.  This marshland named in honour of late wildlife artist, Lars Larsen.  Studio on the Marsh, a gallery of his work, overlooks the marsh bearing his name.

Canada Geese at Hillsborough Wetland Park

Hiking & Walking

  • Dobson Trail - popular hiking trail that runs from Riverview through to Fundy National Park (57 km)
  • Hopewell Rocks - Walk on the floor of the Bay of Fundy and view spectacular rock formations older than the Canadian Rockies
  • NB Trail - access the trail in Riverside-Albert by the Old Bank Museum or opposite the Shepody sign on Route 114
  • Crooked Creek Lookout- Riverside-Albert. Hiking Trails, lookout, picnic area
  • Fundy National Park - 110 km of hiking trails
  • Fundy Trail Parkway - The Fundy Trail is wheel chair-friendly coastal access network which includes a low-speed auto parkway with scenic lookouts, a pedestrian/bicycle trail, footpaths to beaches and river estuaries, and an Interpretive Centre.
  • Fundy Footpath - a 41km wilderness hiking trail that extends from Fundy National Park western boundary to the Big Salmon River at the end of the Fundy Trail Parkway.   The Footpath is intended for serious and experienced hikers and requires overnight gear, although a day trip portion can be done from the Big Salmon River. 
  • Hillsborough Wetlands Park & Gray Brook Marsh – Part of the Trans Canada Trail system runs along the historic Acadian Dykes and through the Hillsborough Wetlands Park. The trail can be accessed behind the Visitor Information Center on Main Street Hillsborough.  

Beaches

  • Waterside Beach - quiet solitude is master on this secluded beach, where your only neighbours may be the bald eagles, peregrine falcons, blue herons and gulls that soar above the waves.
  • Alma Beach - Explore the ocean's floor on the Alma Beach at low tide and search for shells, marine life and fossils, or if you are really hardy, take a salt water dip. 
  • Herring Cove Beach, Fundy National Park - at low tide explore hidden caves and the walking trails.  Picnic facilities include shelters, tables and pit toilets.
  • Point Wolfe Beach, Fundy National Park - hiking trails, boardwalk, pit toilets and picnic facilities.  And of course, there's always the view.

 Point Wolfe, Fundy National Park

Golf


Tide Watch

  • The Hopewell Rocks - Ocean Tidal Exploration Site
  • Tidal Bore – Hillsborough Wetlands Park – Lookout Deck – Main Street, Hillsborough – The Tidal Bore comes through Hillsborough approximately one hour after low tide time at the Hopewell Rocks. Although the height of the Bore has diminished in the past twenty years, the power has not. Take the time to listen as it passes by the lookout deck and you will hear the roar from billions of gallons being pulled up the river.

Harvey Bank Historic Shipyard Interpretive Site

  • Harvey Bank Shipyard Interpretive Site - located on the Mary's Point Road (just off Route 915 near Riverside-Albert) the site of one of our historic shipyards and restored wharf.  A dam now regulates the outflow from the Shepody River to the Bay, but it is still a miraculous place to witness the height of the Fundy Tides
  • Alma Wharf - on Main Street in Alma - see the fishing boats resting on the ocean's floor, then watch as the tide raises them level with the wharf.

Alma Wharf - the tide is just coming in

Horseback Riding

  • Broadleaf Guest Ranch – Hopewell Hill – horse back rides on the marshes - 882-2349  
  • Vista Ridge - Alma - Ride on the ocean floor - 887-2808

Pamper Yourself!

 

  • Broadleaf Guest Ranch - Hopewell Hill - pamper and spa retreat packages.
  • Soothing Waters Esthetics – Golf Club Road, Hillsborough– manicures, pedicures, relaxing massage, electrolysis and more. Ask about the “Soothing Time” and “Spa Day” packages - 734-2634
  • Radiance Aesthetics - Main St., Hillsborough - manicures, pedicures, facials, gel nails - 734-2980  

Biking

  • NB Trail - access the trail in Riverside-Albert by the Old Bank Museum or opposite the Shepody sign on Route 114.  Good flat terrain across marshlands and through forests.
  • Crooked Creek Lookout - Follow the lower road to the Crooked Creek Covered Bridge along the scenic creek bed.  Take your swim suit and test the water too!
  • Fundy National Park - Biking is permitted on six trails - Goose River, Marven Lake, Black Hole, Bennett Brook, East Branch and Maple Grove.
  • Fundy Trail Parkway - The Fundy Trail is wheel chair-friendly coastal access network which includes a low-speed auto parkway with scenic lookouts, a pedestrian/bicycle trail, footpaths to beaches and river estuaries, and an Interpretive Centre.


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