Hiking with Pets

July 05, 2019


Saint John and the surrounding areas offer a variety of great hiking experiences - many of them accessible to all skill levels, including the four-legged variety.

As long as your furry friends are on a leash, these trails are ready and waiting for you to explore:

  • Bicentennial Ball Field, Rothesay: 2 km
  • Black Beach Trail, Musquash: 4.2 km
  • Cedars Light Trail, Long Reach:  1 km
  • Dutch Point Trail, Hampton: 2 km
  • East Riverside-Kinghurst Park, Rothesay: 0.5 km
  • Five Fathom Hole Trail, Musquash: 5.7 km
    • Shorter 1.5 km side trail to access Butler Creek Beach
  • Fundy Trail, St. Martins: 16 km
  • Hammond River Park Trail, Quispamsis: 4.3 km
  • Harbour Passage, City Centre: 4 km
  • Heritage Trail, Grand Bay-Westfield: 13.5 km
  • Irving Nature Park, West: 14 km
  • Little River Reservoir, East: 3.5 km
  • Mispec Park, East
  • Moss Glen Trail, Moss Glen: 2 km
  • Rockwood Park, North: over 50 km
  • Saunders and Matthews Trails, Quispamsis:3.3 km
  • Spruce Lake to Prince of Whales, West: 15 km
  • Steele-Kennedy Nature Park, Rothesay: 1 km
  • Villa Madonna to Kennebecasis Park, Rothesay: 1 km

Land acknowledgement

The Saint John Region is situated on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’Kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati Nations. This territory is covered by Peace and Friendship Treaties signed with the British Crown in the 1700s. The treaties recognized the significant and meaningful role of the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’Kmaq, and Peskotomuhkati in this province and the country with the intent to establish a relationship of trust and friendship.

Envision Saint John: The Regional Growth Agency pays respect to the elders, past and present, and descendants of this land, and is committed to moving forward in the spirit of truth, collaboration, and reconciliation.