Amélie hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 13

MOBILE BEACH TO HERRING COVE

Ambrose Carey's Road TrailheadCovered Ditches on Beaches Path

 

This must be one of the most gentle hikes on the East Coast trail. After walking over the landwash at Mobile Beach, the first 500 metres of the Beaches Path is an old community cart path leading to Nolan’s Meadow, where the remnants of an abandoned settlement are still visible. The most impressive part of this settlement still visible today is the extensive work done to make the community accessible. Alongside the path is an old ditch and series of covered ditches serving to ensure that the path remains dry. The rockwork lining the ditches dates back a few hundred years, and is still in great shape in many spots.

Amélie’s now quite used to the rhythm, and she looks forward to the hikes. The next time we’re on this trail, we’re hoping we’ll be able to finish it!

 

Amélie at Nolan’s Meadow, in Mobile

 

Heather, Évangéline and Amélie at Nolan's Meadow, in Mobile

Heather hikes through Nolan’s Meadow with Évangéline and Amélie.

 

 

AMÉLIE’S PROGRESS

  1. 0.15km (Our house to Alder Hill)
  2. 1km (Alder Hill to Bears Cove Inn)
  3. 1.65km (Bears Cove Inn to Tobin Memorial)
  4. 1.5km (Tobin Memorial to Otter Cove)
  5. 1km (Otter Cove to Upper Red Cove)
  6. 0.6km (Upper Red Cove to South Head)
  7. 4km (South Head to Bay Bulls Trailhead parking lot)
  8. 3km (Bay Bulls Trailhead to Captain Wayne’s Excursions)
  9. 5.8km (Captain Wayne’s Excursions to the Bull Head Light)
  10. 7.2km (Fort Amherst to The Battery)
  11. 1.3km (Our house to Harrigan’s Grocery & Convenience)
  12. 3.5km (Harrigan’s Convenience to Camel Cove)
  13. 1.8km (Mobile Beach to Herring Cove)
  • Amélie’s total progress: 32km/316km
  • Distance walked by the adults today: 3.6km
  • Total distance walked by the adults: 63.7km

Climbing the steps on Beaches Path

 

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