New Brunswick trails · Fundy Trail Pathway
Fundy Trail Pathway
A 6.4-mile out-and-back in New Brunswick, with 417 ft of climbing. Reaches Melvin Beach and other beach/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.1. It gives back about 702 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Melvin Beach (beach)
- Fownes Beach (beach)
- Pejepscot Lookout and Observation Deck (viewpoint)
- Flower Pot Rock Observation Deck 1 (viewpoint)
- Fox Rock Observation Deck (viewpoint)
- Fownes Head Lookout (viewpoint)
- Flower Pot Rock Observation Deck 3 (viewpoint)
- Japanese Plaque Lookout (viewpoint)
- Flower Pot Rock Observation Deck 2 (viewpoint)
- Fuller Falls Lower Observation Deck (viewpoint)
Getting there
Fundy Trail Pathway access. 45.38960, -65.46187 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:36 a.m. and sets at 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.7-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:43 p.m. — 5 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Fundy Trail Pathway + Flower Pot Rock Scenic Footpath — 1.6 mi loop, 291 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Fundy Footpath — 12.4 mi
- Tynemouth Creek to Duck Pond Beach — 13.4 mi
- Martin Head — 14.7 mi
- Adair Trail — 16.0 mi