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Newfoundland and Labrador · Avalon Peninsula
One outing. Just the right one.
Compare the 4 hiking trails in Avalon Peninsula by duration, level and access.
By François Dumaine · updated October 14, 2026
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Coordinates: LGPO database · map © OpenStreetMap contributors
Trails can close or change with the season: thaw, snow, maintenance. Each trail page links to the site manager, who publishes closures.
Our practical tipsCounts based on our 4 trails in Avalon Peninsula; details and sources are on each trail page.
We list 4: 1 easy and 3 without a listed level.
Among the 1 easy trails, start with Pippy Park (11.3 km, 3 hr). Each trail page gives the duration, the level and the access conditions.
Dogs are allowed on 2 of our 4 trails, including East Coast Trail and Signal Hill National Historic Site. For 2 more, the information is not confirmed: check the site's rules.
2 of 4 trails are free: East Coast Trail and Signal Hill National Historic Site. Each trail page gives the fee when there is one.
Each trail page links to the site manager's website (park, municipality, reserve), which publishes closures and rules. During the thaw and after heavy rain, some trails may be closed.
The Avalon Peninsula occupies the southeast of Newfoundland. It is home to the capital, St. John's, the Southern Shore as far as Ferryland, site of the Colony of Avalon, Cape St. Mary's, and the Argentia and Placentia area.
Pippy Park, in St. John's, is a large urban park crossed by trails; it also holds the Memorial University Botanical Garden, the Long Pond marsh and the Fluvarium, and its trails connect with those of the Grand Concourse. Petty Harbour, south of the city, is a fishing village on Motion Bay whose harbour is still active; the East Coast Trail's Cape Spear Path begins there.
Fog and wind are common on the Avalon coast, even in summer: bring a windbreaker. In winter, the East Coast Trail is neither cleared nor updated, and its coastal sections run along cliffs: stay on the marked trail.
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