I think I can speak for both Deb and I when I say our favourite day of hiking in Newfoundland wasn’t really a planned hike at all. In fact, we headed out without water or hiking poles and decided only at the last minute to put on our boots … and I’m glad we did.
We had planned a day trip along the west coast of Conception Bay to visit a friend of Deb’s at Harbour Grace. It was a lovely mild day and along the way, we decided to stop at Bay Roberts to check out the Shoreline Trail.
This section of trail is not part of the TransCanada but in my opinion it should be.

In the short hour we spent walking along this trail, we saw enough of it that we wished we had much more time to explore.
I’ll let the photos do the talking.






Farming this terrain wouldn’t have been an easy life.



Just revisiting these photos makes me wish we were back there again. This is a breathtakingly beautiful province and I highly recommend it!
Seriously gorgeous and charming. Got to love the toilets on the trail (even if you didn’t need to use it because you forgot your water 😜). And that cold storage is in such good condition… is it still in use?
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I love that there were toilets on this trail. I wish all trails were so accommodating! … but yeah, not bringing water even for a short hike wasn’t a smart idea.
I doubt that the cold storage is still used, but it appears to be maintained as a historical structure.
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It’s beautiful in all its cragginess! I bet it was slippery coming down sans poles I’m glad you didn’t fall.
You not taking water reminded me of the time I went on a hike around Pinecrest Lake with the family; the kids were little then. I had purchased a new cantine for the trip so, I rinsed it out then filled it up for the hike. It was quite hot that summer and we got about halfway round the lake when I took a drink of water from the cantine and spit it out. It tasted awful so, I poured out all the water expecting to find a spigot to fill it again since there were houses here and there along the lake. By the time we actually found a spigot on the opposite side of the lake we were so parched and He-Man was so mad at me for emptying the cantine no matter if it still tasted new and awful.
I’ve never thrown out water while on a hike since and doubt I ever will again. 🙂
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I think every hiker has had some version of this story. They are not pretty and to this day I get a little panicky if I start to run low on water!
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Absolutely stunning Joanne! I so need to get to this part of our gorgeous country!
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You won’t be disappointed!
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I know what you mean about fighting gravity on the way down a steep hill. I would have felt quite vulnerable without my trusting walking pole.
I am not much of a traveler, but the “Rock” is one place I hope to visit before I take my final voyage!
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I suspect you would really like it there, Maggie … but bring your poles!! 😉
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This is my kind of place Joanne; it’s breathtakingly rugged and beautiful.
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You and I are on the same page, Su!
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Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures, Joanne. I love that you spotted an iceberg.
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We squealed like little kids every single time we spotted one 🙂
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Looking at your photos makes me long to be back there too, Joanne! Spectacular views on that trail, and that’s saying a lot, considering our other amazing hikes on this trip.
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This has been one of my all-time favourite trips … and that says a lot. I think everything came together for a week of pure magic 🙂
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Breathtaking for sure!
How did you ever convince yourself to leave when it was time to head back to the city!?
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We were pretty sad when it came time to leave. We simply weren’t ready to go. When you’re with great company in a breathtaking location you want to stretch it out as long as possible.
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I know exactly what you mean!
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It is such a beautiful place. I love that iceberg shot.
I know the feeling when it comes to lens spots, but hey, any time you’re in a windy place near the water, well spots are gonna happen 😉
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I certainly discovered that all piece of reality. It seemed I was constantly fighting the water spot battle. Not exactly the worst problem to have 😉
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I admire your integrity. Instead of pointing out the water spots, you could have told a story about an encounter with UFO’s. Which is what I would have probably done.
What a beautiful hiking trail. And I love the cold cellar. I’ll bet it only got used about two months out of the year.
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Actually, winters are pretty long here so the cellars were used to store the harvest over the winter. Maybe I don’t have the name right?
It makes me crazy when I don’t check my lens for dust or water spots and then I have marks on my images. I just couldn’t be bothered to go back and fix the flaws … so there are you, flaws and all! Or aliens. Whichever works for you 🙂
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Aliens works well for me. I kind of like aliens.
But I’ve had that problem too, with “UFO’s”. The dust usually only shows up on sky portions of photos, so it sometimes takes a while to notice.
So a cold cellar keeps things warm? Okay. I’ll remember that if I ever move to the North country.
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Sounds great and some of these photos look like those beautiful tourism ads they have.
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This was the kind of hiking I’ve missed since finishing the Bruce.
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