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Shared itinerary · Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick

Bay of Fundy in 2 days

Two days on New Brunswick’s Fundy coast, where the tide rises and falls more than 10 m twice a day: walking the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks, the Cape Enrage lighthouse, lobster in Alma and Fundy National Park’s falls and covered bridge, then the St. Martins sea caves and the Fundy Trail Parkway’s lookouts and gorge. 11 stops with times and notes. Plan each day around the tide table: the ocean floor and the sea caves are only there at low tide.

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Distance

261 km

Hopewell Rocks → Reversing Falls

Days

2

Stops

11

Each day of Bay of Fundy in 2 days: route, stops and distance
DayRouteStopsDistance
Day 1Hopewell Rocks to Holy Whale Brewery675.2 km
Day 2St. Martins Sea Caves to Reversing Falls5185 km

Day 1: Hopewell Rocks to Holy Whale Brewery

75.2 km

Moncton to Alma along the upper bay. Time Hopewell Rocks for low tide.

  1. 09:00

    Hopewell Rocks

    Park & nature

    The flowerpot rocks, walked around on the ocean floor at low tide. Come back at high tide and they are islands.

    38.2 km · 45m drive to next

  2. 12:15

    Cape Enrage

    Sight

    A lighthouse on a cliff over the bay, with a zip line and a beach of fossils below.

    16.3 km · 20m drive to next

  3. 13:45

    Alma Lobster Shop

    Food & drink

    Lobster from the boats in Alma harbour, cooked or live.

    3.7 km · 5m drive to next

  4. 15:00

    Dickson Falls

    Park & nature

    A 1.5 km loop on boardwalk and stairs to a falls in a mossy ravine, in Fundy National Park.

    6.6 km · 15m drive to next

  5. 16:30

    Point Wolfe Covered Bridge

    Sight

    A red covered bridge over the gorge at the end of Point Wolfe Road.

    10.3 km · 15m drive to next

  6. 18:30

    Holy Whale Brewery

    Food & drink

    Dinner and a pint in a converted church in Alma.

Day 2: St. Martins Sea Caves to Reversing Falls

185 km

Alma to St. Martins by way of Sussex, then out along the Fundy Trail Parkway and back to Saint John.

  1. 10:00

    St. Martins Sea Caves

    Park & nature

    Red sandstone caves on the beach, walkable at low tide only. The village’s two covered bridges are by the harbour.

    8.0 km · 15m drive to next

  2. 12:00

    Flowerpot Rock

    Sight

    A sea stack from the first lookouts on the Fundy Trail Parkway.

    7.3 km · 15m drive to next

  3. 13:15

    Fundy Trail Interpretive Centre

    Park & nature

    Exhibits at the mouth of the Big Salmon River, a suspension footbridge across it and picnic tables. Bring lunch.

    14.8 km · 30m drive to next

  4. 15:00

    Walton Glen Gorge

    Park & nature

    A lookout over the gorge people call the Grand Canyon of New Brunswick, a short walk from the lot.

    86.6 km · 1h 30m drive to next

  5. 17:30

    Reversing Falls

    Sight

    In Saint John, where the Bay of Fundy’s tide pushes the river backwards twice a day.