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Time to Hit the Trails

On the Trails course at the cove within four hours.
Getting out on the trails is fun for Participants can register as a solo rider
the whole family and a great way to get or group. Categories for the race
outside. Remember using an all-terrain includes female, male, group, and
vehicle or snowmobile properly is the youth.
first step toward having a safe and
enjoyable ride. Cross Country Skiing
For information on the Miramichi Being outdoors on a bright sunny
River Quad Trail, points of service, day in a “winter wonderland” on a pair
permits and more information, visit of cross country skis is a great way to
www.quadnb.ca/region/region-4/ enjoy a Canadian winter while getting
The Miramichi Valley some excellent exercise. The
Snowmobile Club provides Miramichi Cross Country Ski Club,
information on snowmobile trail located within Miramichi city limits,
conditions, permits, maps and news on has the facilities and programs to help
their website at you do just that.
www.miramichisnowmobileclub.com There is a 25 km network of well
groomed dedicated ski trails, six km of
Mountain Biking snowshoe trails and four km of lighted
Miramichi is home to some of the trail for night time skiing.
best cross-country singletrack in Creaghan Gulch Trail at French Fort Cove. A cozy clubhouse is available with
Atlantic Canada! Not only are the trails Photo by Edna Moorhouse the wood stove always on.
lots of fun but they are marked quite www.skimiramichi.com. They now
well too. The trails are kept at a high quality thanks to the have 4 km of All Season trails.
local volunteer club, Bike Miramichi. We have close to 20 Walking & Hiking
km of fun, dry mountain bike trails. For more information Within the city you'll find trails at Strawberry Marsh,
and to join the bike club visit French Fort Cove, Beaubears Island, along the Chatham
www.facebook.com/bikemiramichi or the Facebook group Waterfront and on abandoned railway tracks. Hiking NB
Bike Miramichi (Mountain Bike) provides the most defintive guide to hiking in NB. Visit their
The local club maintains and maps the trails and has section on the Miramichi Region for maps, photos, and
regular group rides, The annual 4 Hours French Fort Cove descriptions of various hiking trails.
event takes place in September. Mountain Bikers from near www.hikingnb.ca/Trails/MiramichiRegion.html. Explore our
and far must do as many laps as they can on a designated islands and waterfalls, hidden streams, bridges and more!

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