There are numerous opportunities for walking and hiking along Labrador Coastal Drive. There are trails to suit your individual preference, whether you're looking for a leisurely stroll or a more ambitious hike.

Located behind the Harbourview Manor, this 1000 foot trail leads to the site where Dr. Moret's house was located.The house was built to house doctors who worked for the IGA hospital in Mary's Harbour.It burned in 1945. See a history board and pictures at the site.

This trail begins at the Town Centre in West St. Modeste. The end of the trail is reputed to be the site of an 18th century French Fort built by Pierre Constantine to oversee his concession at 'St. Modet'.

Duration: 10 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy walking
Length of Trail: .6km

Located near the Oceanview Resort, the trail travels over the barrens leading to an excellent lookout over Pinware Bay where whales and icebergs are often seen. Picnic tables are provided.

Duration: 10 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy
Length of Trail: 1km

This boardwalk trail of 689 steps make the climb to the top of Tracey Hill easy. There are rest stops along the way and several with picnic tables. There are also two coin-operated telescopes for a close up view of the Red Bay Harbour. The view from the top is a great reward.

Duration: 30 minutes
Degree of difficulty: Moderate
Length of Trail: 1.5 km one way

This trail extends along the shoreline of L'Anse Au Clair bay. A walking path of crushed stone makes for easy walking, interpretative signage adds to your entertainment. On the western side of the bay the trail leads to "the Jersey Rooms". You can easily see the foundations of buildings and stone walkways that were part of an 19th century fishing enterprise. The trail along the eastern side of the bay goes along a beautiful sandy beach, past the community graveyards, L'Anse Au Clair's bubbling sands, and along the shoreline to St. Clair's Cove.

Duration: 1hr
Degree of difficulty: easy

The trail begins at the airport road in Mary's Harbour.It is an easy walk on gravel, the end of the trail is through a wooded ridge, leading to a beautiful waterfalls. You can sit on the rocks to enjoy the view but there are also picnic tables in the area.

Duration: 30 minutes
Degree of Difficulty: Easy

More than 15 years of archaeological research on Saddle Island has greatly increased our understanding of 16th century Basque whaling in Labrador. Visitor may take a self-guided tour of past excavation sites on Saddle Island. A boat leaves every hour for the cost of $2. Inquire at the Visitor Centre.

Duration: one hour.
Degree of difficulty: easy

This trail begins just outside of Capstan Island towards West St. Modeste. The hillside climb brings you to the top of Boggies Hill with a fantastic view of the community of Capstan Island and the Strait of Belle Isle.

Duration: 20 minutes
Degree of difficulty: difficult

Begin in the area of Mary's Harbour known as the Northeast Bottom, this 2000 foot trail leads off course to Gin Cove, where residents used to live before moving in to Mary's Harbour.Along the trail there is a great view of the ocean, icebergs and boats entering and leaving the busy port of Mary's Harbour.

The trail begins at the end of Paradise Extension Road. It was George Cartwright's lookout for the entrance to Cartwright Harbour. There are excellent photo opportunities and the original canon is still in place on the hill.

Duration: 20 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy

This trail begins at the end of the branch road to Tracey and ends at the Boney Shore, the area where whale carcasses discarded by 16th century Basque whalers washed ashore. The trail provides an excellent view of the harbour and Saddle Island.

Duration: 30 minutes, one direction
Degree of difficulty: easy

This trail begins at the Point Amour Lighthouse and takes you to the wreck site of the H.M.S. Raleigh. The Raleigh was a British warship that ran aground in 1922. The trail follows the shoreline and is an excellent place to watch whales.

Duration: 15 minutes one-way
Degree of difficulty: easy

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This combination trail of boardwalk steps and gravel starts at the top of Fox Harbour Hill and leads to the abandoned community of Deep Water Creek and beyond to Cape St.Lewis

Duration: 55 minutes, one direction
Degree of difficulty: easy to moderate

Pinware River Provincial Park has a beautiful hiking trail which leads you to a viewpoint overlooking the community of Pinware. The Park is also surrounded by a sandy beach, perfect for an evening stroll.

Duration: 30 minutes, one direction
Degree of difficulty: easy

Overfall Brook Trail travels along the shoreline of Forteau Bay. A lowland route proceeds along the beach and under the cliffs to the base of the Overfall Brook Falls. The upper route climbs the hill to the high ground, providing an excellent lookout over Forteau Bay with Point Amour Lighthouse visible in the distance. At trail end the "overfalls" presents excellent photo opportunities of a pure Labrador stream cascading 100 feet over rocky cliffs on its way to the ocean.

Duration: approximately 45 minutes one direction
Degree of difficulty: easy to moderate.

Located in the community of Black Tickle this combination trail of boardwalk and natural trail leads from the town to a popular fishing hole.

Duration: 15 minutes
Degree of difficulty: easy

Schooner Cove Trail travels through several different microzones of the Labrador coast, providing excellent opportunities to examine a variety of local flora. Schooner Cove, at trail end, was first occupied by Maritime Archaic Indians thousands of years ago. During the last 400 years it has been home to a variety of European and Labradorian whalers and fishermen. Large iron boilers and other bits of machinery scattered along the beach are the remnants of a whaling factory established there in the early 1900s.

Duration: 1 hour to 11/2 hrs one direction
Degree of difficulty: Moderate

The Battery Trail winds through stunted "tuckamore forest", the climax forest growth of the Labrador coast, and then across barren grounds to the summit of the Battery -- the highest land in the region. At trail end a spectacular panorama of the Strait of Belle Isle can be enjoyed, with excellent views of icebergs and, frequently, humpback whales. Please exercise caution when walking on the Battery, as steep cliffs drop sharply to the ocean. A fenced area is provided for your safety and enjoyment.

Duration: 30 to 45 minutes one direction
Degree of difficulty: easy

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