Hiking the Rugged East Coast Trail in Newfoundland, Canada
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- At the far eastern edge of North America lies a hidden gem. The East Coast Trail has been in development for 24 years, yet some sections make you feel like the first explorer to arrive as you are taken by natures majesty. Getting to hike there felt like a real opportunity to showcase a place and a trail that more people MUST know about. Just spend a few minutes talking with the dedicated crew of people behind the trail and you will know there’s something special there. And then when you actually step out onto that rocky coastal trail, you’ll be even more surprised.
The East Coast Trail is about 300 kilometres long and follows the rugged east coast from St. Johns down the Avalon Peninsula. There are some truly unique features, such as The Spout, where a geyser-like eruption happens every 15 seconds. There are hundreds of waterfalls cascading into the ocean, arches, and towers. Throw in some fresh seafood (including the raw scallop that served as my birthday cake) and you've got yourself one heck of a hiking trip-it's all remarkable.
Newfoundland was amazing and getting to hike the East Coast Trail and meet the people along the way was a big highlight of my year. I hope you enjoy this episode of Trackin' Dirt and that it inspires you to potentially make the journey yourself!
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Just returned from covering over 170km's of this trail over 6 days....absolutely stunning!! Will need to go back to finish it up I think.
Love hiking these trails. Big props to the men who upkeep it...hard and treacherous work...very much appreciated!!
These dudes are legends! It was so cool to see the trailbuilding in real time.
OMG! you really captured how beautiful Newfoundland is! Good job.
SO BEAUTIFUL!! It's like Scotland but without the need to spend a fortune on travelling! Thank you for sharing!
Kristen Papas I think from Vancouver it’s probably the same price as going to Scotland :(
Great content here. Thank you.
some great footage! thanks
Now I need some fresh scallops.
I hiked 230km of the ECT last summer over 14 days. It was unbelievably stunning. Unfortunately, I felt very rushed, and I wish I had more time to explore and enjoy shorter, more relaxed days. I'll definitely go back to redo the trail with more time.
wow... that coastal hike looks amazing...
Beautiful video you have inspired me to go here
My home! I hear the Long Range Mountain traverse in Gros Morne national park on the west coast is a nice hike too! Time for another visit?
Hello Eric! My wife and I binged about 75% of your adventures on this channel this past Saturday. Thank You so much for sharing! We recently graduated all of our boys and are starting some adventures ourselves. We did 5 different hikes all over Colorado last Fall. Just some 3-6 hour day hikes. We were very inspired by your adventures, and we really fell in Love with this trail. Can you tell us which legs of the trail you hiked on this video and what would you recommend as the best month to do so? Thanks again for sharing your adventures and hopefully we can live some of them ourselves!
Hey there Michael! Great to hear! Glad you've been enjoying the show! Sounds like you're an adventurous family. I love it. I don't recall off-hand all the segments we hiked. But some of them were Bay Bulls, Berry Arch, La Manche, the Spout, and Flamber Head. I was there in October and that was a wonderful time of year. If you're there in the early summer you'll see icebergs, which, rad. Mid-summer I think it gets pretty buggy. But lots of enjoyable time windows!
Thanks so much for the info. That would be amazing to see some ice burgs! That’s our plan as of right now, but if not, definitely in the Fall of 2021! Until then, we will continue to follow you on this channel. Being new to backpacking, we appreciate your insight! Thanks again!
Amazing views! Thanks for sharing them with us
Nicely done 👏👏👏
5:25 we Newfies can fit 30 people in a 20 person shed and make it work 😂
This episode is amazing! Beautiful landscape! Also, does anyone know the name of the song at 10:00?
It's one my favorites! Glad you like it. And sorry I don't know the song.
Nice vid!
Sweet. What will be the next place ;)?
People, Culture, Nature, makes India unique!
Do women still have to worry about gang rapes?
But did you get screeched?
Is it just a hike to townsites? Can you actually camp?
Oh there's tons of camping! But the towns along the way make it more accessible.
wait how is that spout working, is it volcanic?
Could be where the waves come in and go down a tunnel in the water before the force of it causes the wave to shoot up through that spout im pretty sure we don’t have volcanic activity on this island I could be wrong though
At what time of the year you have been there?
Hi Francis! We were in Newfoundland in October :)
19:21 ECT is definitely worth it for those huge fresh scallops & awkward homoerotic moments w/ quirky Newfoundland divers, definitely...
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