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<\/a>I haven’t started research on Canada yet, but have been able to visit New Brunswick. \u00a0 Please send me ideas of other places with easy and also wheelchair accessible trails in New Brunswick. \u00a0With your help, we can share our knowledge with disabled people everywhere and also increase awareness of the need for more accessibility. Please e-mail me with your suggestions using the form in the sidebar.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Federal<\/a> Kouchibouguac National Park<\/strong> Roosevelt Campobello International Park Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park From Tourism New Brunswick<\/a>, “Walk on the ocean floor in the shadows of the majestic flower-pot rocks, unique formations carved by erosion over thousands of years. Time and tide have carved from the cliffs and coves distinctive sandstone formations topped with trees. During periods of low tide, you can walk 2 km of beach and explore several coves.”\u00a0 \u00a0Here is the Park’s website.<\/a>\u00a0 Phone 877-734-3429 Mount Carle University of New Brunswick Woodlot City of Fredericton Paperback: \u00a0Trails of Fredericton<\/span> by Bill Thorpe, Goose Lane Editions, 1999; \u00a0 New\/Nouveau Brunswick Backroad Mapbook<\/span> \u00a0 by Backroad Mapbooks<\/a><\/p>\n City of Sackville<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n Irving Eco Center: La dune de Bouctouch Nature Trust of New Brunswick<\/a>\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Nature Trust of New Brunswick\u00a0is a “charitable\u00a0land conservation organization\u00a0that is responsible for conserving over 6000 acres (2400 hectares) in more than 40 beautiful and diverse\u00a0nature preserves<\/span>\u00a0throughout the province.” <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I haven’t started research on Canada yet, but have been able to visit New Brunswick. \u00a0 Please send me ideas of other places with easy and also wheelchair accessible trails in New Brunswick. \u00a0With your help, we can share our knowledge with disabled people everywhere and also increase awareness of the need for more accessibility. … Continue reading Nature Trust of New Brunswick<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":509,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1281"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5994,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1281\/revisions\/5994"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nProvincial<\/a>
\nLocal<\/a>
\nPrivate<\/a>
\nMiscellaneous<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Federal<\/h2>\n
\nKouchibouguac National Park lies on “New Brunswick\u2019s Acadian Coast where lush mixed-wood forests lead to colorful salt marshes and warm ocean beaches. Offshore, golden sand dunes foster calm seas. At night, this Dark Sky Preserve is a celestial masterpiece…”\u00a0 Nine of the Park’s 10 trails are described as “easy”.\u00a0 Call or check with the visitor center to be sure they are easy for you.
\nThank you to Jos\u00e9e Owen for letting me know about this park and its trails!
\nPhone\u00a0 506-876-2443\u00a0 \u00a0Here is their website<\/a>.
\n<\/a>Beaver Trail 1.4 km\u00a0 “easy, flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Bog Trail 1.8 km “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Kelly’s Beach Boardwalk 1.2 km<\/p>\n<\/a>Mi\u2019gmaq Cedar Trail 0.9 km “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Osprey Trail 5.3 km\u00a0 “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Pines Trail 0.9 mile loop\u00a0 “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Tweedie Trail\u00a0 1.1 km “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n<\/a>Salt Marsh Trail 0.9 km “easy flat terrain”<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>This park is on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada and can be accessed \u00a0via the FDR Memorial Bridge at Lubec, Maine. \u00a0 In the summer you used to be able to get there by car ferry from\u00a0L’Etete or St. Andrews, New Brunswick or\u00a0Eastport, Maine (via Deer Island). The ferry is currently (2018) not available.\u00a0 \u00a0 This is a good place for birding – it is on the Atlantic Flyway – and wildflowers on the many drives and trails.\u00a0 Habitats include fields, marsh, sphagnum bogs, ponds, cobble beaches, and coniferous, deciduous and mixed forest.
\nPhones for the park are\u00a0\u00a0(506)-752-2922 or the toll-free\u00a01-877-851-6663.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Here is their website<\/a> and page on accessibility.<\/a>
\n<\/a>There are numerous trails and drives<\/a> including the wheelchair accessible 0.3 mile Eagle Hill Bog boardwalk and the “flat and easy” Lower Duck Pond to Raccoon Beach trail. \u00a0A few others sound pretty easy too.\u00a0 Call first.<\/p>\n<\/a>Provincial<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>The Hopewell Rocks, “Flowerpot Rocks”, are on the shores of the Bay of Fundy 47 km from Moncton.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0At low tide, you can walk on the muddy surface which will be\u00a0 covered by up to 50 feet of water in just a few hours at high tide.\u00a0 The rocks stand 40 to 70 feet above the sea floor.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Until recently the only way down to the sea floor was via 121 steps, but now a wheelchair accessible 60 metre ramp lets you ride to the North Beach.\u00a0 The “beach” itself is not negotiable by wheelchairs but there are plans to enlarge the concrete platform at the base of the ramp.\u00a0 Here is the CBC article and video<\/a> describing the ramp.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>Lepreau Falls Provincial Park<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>45\u00b010’09” North and 66\u00b027’44” West. \u00a0 My sister visited the park\u00a0and says there are\u00a0boardwalks to\u00a0good viewing platforms for\u00a0the falls. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here is a video<\/a>. \u00a0Lepreau is part of the newly formed Stonehammer Geopark<\/a>. \u00a0 To learn more about the geopark, call\u00a0506-643-2300. \u00a0Reviews of Stonehammer on TripAdvisor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/a><\/strong>Here is the\u00a0description, taken from the website, \u00a0of the “Great Canadian Beaver Pond Voyage” wheelchair accessible trail in\u00a0Mactaquac Provincial Park<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>: “This interpretive, guided walk takes you through a pristine nature reserve with a chain of beaver ponds. Examine dams and lodges built by beavers and see for yourself the architectural abilities of these remarkable animals. Join in hands-on activities that will introduce you to a variety of wetland wonders found in the Acadian forest. Gentle, wheelchair-accessible trails allow for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy this experience. The tour begins at the Park Administration Building, across from the main entrance to the park. ” \u00a0 Call\u00a0506-363-4747 for information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>ton Provincial Park<\/a><\/strong> has a 0.3 km wheelchair accessible trail to Williams Falls. \u00a0Map and description.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
\n<\/strong>From UNB Woodlot Watch<\/a>\u00a0, “The UNB Woodlot is over 3,500 acres of wild woods home to herons, blue bead lilies and lady slippers, old-growth red spruce stands, mature forest and wetlands.” \u00a0 Thank you Lisa Dalton, for taking me there.
\n<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0The map shows numerous parking spots with access to the trails. \u00a0However on a visit September 2017, most of these were cordoned off and we had to park behind Costco. Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>Local<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/strong>Fredericton Trail Guide<\/a>
\nGuides to trails — City of Fredericton <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 The Fredericton Trails Coalition<\/a><\/p>\nThe Gibson Trail<\/a> \u00a0is a 5.3 km flat, crusher fines-surfaced trail that\u00a0“travels through urban and rural settings with secluded woodland and scenic views of the Nashwaak River.”<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Odell Park<\/a> \u00a0 Some of the 16 km of trails in the forested park are accessible or at least easy walking. \u00a0We walked east from Montgomery and Smythe by the water tanks, GPS: \u00a0N45\u00b0 56.974′ \u00a0 W66\u00b0 39.843′. \u00a0This part is level and wheelchair accessible but then intersects the still easy, but steep, Main Woods Trail, which might be challenging in a wheelchair. \u00a0On foot, we turned down hill till we came to path on the right to come back up and complete our loop. \u00a0 \u00a0From the website: “The trail near the main entrance has a smooth and level crusher dust surface which makes it easily accessible to all users. As you head up into the wooded areas, the trail becomes steeper in grade and is a more difficult climb. “<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/a><\/a>The Waterfowl Park<\/a> at Sackville is a beautiful wetland with extensive boardwalks. \u00a0In places, the start of the boardwalk is several inches above the path.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>Private<\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong>The Eco Center was created to “<\/strong>preserve and restore one of the few remaining great sand dunes on the northeastern coastline of North America. Located on the Northumberland Strait of New Brunswick, just minutes north of the town of Bouctouche, the dune offers a blend of recreational opportunities and learning experiences for anyone who wants to enjoy its special beauty.”
\nElectric vehicle tours are available to accommodate those with disabilities.
\nPhone 506-743-2600 or 1-888-640-3300 \u00a0 Here is their website<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Thank you to Jos\u00e9e Owen for writing about the nature center.
\n<\/a>The Boardwalk 0.5 mile (800 m) with ramps and stairs to the beaches.<\/p>\n<\/a>Miscellaneous<\/h2>\n
\n<\/a>Ferris Street Forest and Wetland Nature Preserve<\/a>\u00a0 40 acres of easy trails. The Preserve is<\/span>\u00a0“…home to a wide range of amphibians, insects, birds and mammals. In particular, there are many species of birds to be found in the area, including bald eagle<\/span>, olive-sided flycatcher, ….<\/span>\u00a0and great horned owl<\/span>.” \u00a0“<\/span>The northern edge of the preserve borders the Nashwaakis Stream which feeds into the Saint John River.”<\/p>\n