Custom Group Hiking Tours

Secluded Coastlines  

The ebb and flow of the world’s highest tides have carved a spectacular, yet diverse coastline.  The rugged coastal cliffs of the Caledonia Highlands are frequently broken by salt marshes, beautiful sandy beaches and interesting tidal and freshwater streams.  Fortunately, some of these most beautiful stretches of coastline remain undeveloped and free from visitors .  Share with us this spectacular beauty and experience the raw power of Fundy’s giant tides.

Rating: Easy to Moderate  Size: Custom Group Tours  Dates: May to October

Wings Over Fundy 

 Hopewell Rocks and The Shepody National Wildlife Area, are internationally famous as a wetland habitat and refueling site for 2-3 million shorebirds that migrate from the Canadian Arctic to South America.  The coastal mud flats that are exposed at Hopewell Rocks and Mary’s Point during the low tides, in combination with The Duck’s Unlimited marshes at Germantown, New Horton, Calhoon and Daley, have created a rich and diverse habitat that is ideally suited for birdwatching and nature discovery. This 4 hour adventure, features the shorebird spectacle at Hopewell Rocks and Mary’s Point as well as a chance to probe the thick chocolate mud in search of “mudshrimp”, the principle diet of the shorebirds. 

Rating: Easy  Size: Custom Group Tours

Dates: July & August 

Albertite & Fish Fossils

This is a very special and unique 4 hour natural history tour in nearby Albert Mines.  The Wilson Brook Conservation Area was recently established because of the presence of several species of rare alpine flora, plants that should have disappeared with the retreat of the last ice age some 10,000 years ago and an unusual underground gypsum lake (see caving) Not far away, visitors will enjoy the opportunity to prospect for albertite, a solid hydrocarbon that became world famous in the 1850's and prehistoric Paleoniscoid fish fossils.

Rating: Easy  Dates: May to October 

Size: Custom Group Tours

Mary’s Point 

 Although this area of the upper Bay of Fundy is famous as a site for viewing the shorebirds on their migration south, the three islands that extend for several kilometers beyond the shorebird “roosting” site at Mary’s Point have a rich and interesting past.  Old stone foundations, quarries, and the remains of abandoned wharves, provide evidence of a once prosperous era.  Petrified wood, fossilized plants and uniquely shaped sandstone have all been exposed by the incessant and powerful tides of Fundy.  Here to, a life and death struggle may play out before your eyes, as Peregrine Falcons and Merlins dive into the hoards of shorebirds that have congregated at the high water line. 

Rating: Easy to Moderate  Size: Custom Group Tours  Dates: May to October

Walk On The Ocean Floor

This is a special 1½  hour guided interpretive walk, provided to visitors who want to discover more of the human and natural history of Hopewell Rocks, the surrounding area and of course the spectacular Bay of Fundy. 

Using interactive activities, discussions and explorations, our friendly and experienced guides will help guests make sense of Fundy’s giant tides, the “flowerpot rocks” and the web of life that is supported in this complex ecosystem of salt marshes, mud flats and tidal waters.

The 300 year old Acadian dyke and seawall, found at the north end of the Park, is just one of several locations within the Park that will afford your guide the opportunity to integrate the many and varied stories and tales that are a part of our rich cultural heritage.

Rating: Easy   Size: Custom Group Tours

Dates: May to October