East Branch Trail
Quick Facts
Difficulty | moderate |
Trail Type | loop |
Distance | 5.5 km |
Estimated Time | 2 hrs |
Surface Type | old road, forested |
Elevation Change | 68 meters |
Features | dam, stream |
Trail Markers | none but easy to follow |
Scenery Rating | beautiful |
Maintenance Rating | well maintained |
Cell Reception | none |
Dog Friendly | on a leash |
Fees | yes |
Description
The East Branch Trail travels along an old road through an old mixed forest. At the first junction keep right and continue on an old road all the way to the stream. At the end of the road you will find a picnic table overlooking the stream. In the stream you will see many old logs sticking out of the stream and still forming a small dam. In the past log drivers would have made a larger dam here in order to drive cut logs down stream. The stream is not very big here so it's hard to imagine how much water they would have to dam to be able to drive logs down through the woods.

When you climb up the first hill from the stream you will find another junction you would have passed on the way in. Keep right at the junction and follow a trail back that meanders through the woods and past many large spruce and birch trees.
Map
Other Trails in the Park
- Bennett Brook Trail
- Black Hole Trail
- Black Horse Trail
- Caribou Plain Trail
- Coastal Trail
- Coppermine Trail
- Dobson Link
- Dickson Falls Trail
- Foster Brook Trail
- Goose River Trail
- Herring Cove Beach
- Kinnie Brook Trail
- Laverty Falls Trail
- Marven Lake Trail
- Matthews Head Trail
- Maple Grove Trail
- Moosehorn Trail
- Point Wolfe Beach Trail
- Shiphaven Trail
- The Forks Trail
- Third Vault Falls Trail
- Tippen Lot Trail
- Tracey Lake Trail
- Upper Salmon River Trail
- Whitetail Trail
Directions
For directions to the park go to the Fundy National Park page.
From the north gate of the park near Wolfe Lake drive for 3.5 kilometres and you will find the entrance to the East Branch Trail on the right.
Trail Last Hiked: July 1, 2018.
Page Last Updated: May 8, 2019.