Long-Term Goals

The ECTA is committed to the development and long-term maintenance of 520 kilometers of hiking trails, comprising:

Queens River Before the Bridge (credit Darlene Scott)

• 420 kilometers of coastal pathways beginning at Topsail Beach in Conception Bay, and following the Eastern edge of the Avalon Peninsula to the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve and then on again ending in Trepassey on the Southern Shore.
• 90 kilometers of the D'Iberville Trail, crossing the Avalon Wilderness Area from Ferryland to Placentia, connecting Lord Baltimore's Colony of Avalon to historic Placentia.
• 30 kilometers of the Masterless Men Path, an inland route, linking Ferryland and Renews on the Southern Shore.

Parallel goals include:

• Securing the right-of-way and buffer zone required to protect and guarantee the long-term existence and health of the East Coast Trail.
• Raise the funds to:
• Complete the trail.
• Protect & Maintain the developed 220 km, which officially opened in 2001.
• Produce guidebooks, maps and interpretive signage.
• Provide education programs.
• Support our growing membership and volunteers.
• Work with our communities and businesses in efforts to protect our environment and support our economy.