Dogs And Trails (5)

Stacey and Kieran Knudsen, St. Lunaire-Griquet

Their Newfoundland dogs Sebastien and Nieves on

Lacey`s Trail near L`Anse aux Meadows
Duration: 60 to 80 minutes
Difficulty: easy to moderate
Trail head: on the road to L`Anse aux Meadows on the ocean side

Trailhead

Sebastien and Nieves at the Norsted Viking Site

 

Stacey says: ” Walking your dogs is important because it gives them a chance to roam and explore our beautiful natural surrounding and it gives their owners a chance to appreciate what we have in our own Back yards!”

Sebastien and Nieves on top of the knob

Descent towards Hay Cove

 

Isabelle Schmelzer from Corner Brook

Her German Shepherd dog Kapvik on

the Lewis Hills Trail near Corner Brook

For detailed information on the trail, click here: http://www.iatnl.com/index.php/Trails-2/Lewis-Hills-Trail-2/

Excerpt: “The Lewis Hills Trail crosses the Lewis Hills from Fox Island River in the south to Blue Brook in Serpentine Valley in the north. The “hills” themselves are located approximately 18km (11miles) north of Stephenville and 27km (16miles) southwest of Corner Brook, and at the 814m (2,671ft) Cabox, is the highest point on the island of Newfoundland. From the southern trailhead off Cold Brook Road the trail crosses a 2km wetland revealing spectacular views of a rust-colored peridotite mountain range. This is a section of mantle similar to the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park.”

Photos courtesy Isabelle Schmelzer

Isabelle says: “To me, in such a beautiful place as we live in, there is no greater freedom then to head down a trail with your dog nearby, and the kind of contentment that you get when you’re both tucked into the tent at night is unparalleled after a day on the trail.”

 

A trail where you could take your dog:

John Hogan Trail, Hawke`s Bay

The trail is about 6 km long, it takes about 1.5 hours to walk (go and back) and is a boardwalk along the Torrent River.