Section of Fundy Footpath to remain closed for another few weeks

Rhythm Rathi · CBC News

· Posted: May 18, 2025 3:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

About 4.5 kilometres of the Fundy Footpath volition stay closed to hikers for the adjacent fewer weeks.

The closure is simply a effect of astir 10 metres of the way furniture sinking due to erosion in the Big Salmon to Long Beach section, said Gary Hyslop of the Fundy Hiking Trail Association.

The way was officially closed connected Thursday, helium said.

He said the eroded conception makes it hard for hikers and could pb to falls.

"Pretty bully accidental that if you slipped you'd upwind up falling down the slope a fig of metres down to the riverbed," said Hyslop. "It's rather a drop."

Hyslop said he has concerns astir erosion connected different parts of the way owed to utmost upwind events. His team monitors the trails.

He said a akin lawsuit occurred past twelvemonth eastbound of Long Beach, erstwhile the sandy cliff collapsed, taking retired a portion of the trail.

Repairs are planned for the affected conception betwixt Big Salmon and Long Beach. That could instrumentality a fewer weeks.

"What we'll bash is we'll re-cut the way … further up slope, distant from that eroded area," helium said.

He said the semipermanent program is to determination the way distant from the edge, further up connected the slope.

Hyslop advises hikers to extremity their hike astatine Long Beach if their program was to commencement astatine Fundy National Park successful Goose River and spell toward Big Salmon.

Those readying to commencement their hike from the occidental broadside are recommended to commencement from Long Beach, helium said.

"There's nary different entree constituent that you tin get connected to the way from betwixt Big Salmon and Long Beach. It's precise steep there."

He said the closed country is usually engaged during summertime owed to the Big Salmon visitant centre. He said the way closure whitethorn disappoint a fewer radical who aren't alert of the situation.

"We get radical that are coming successful and conscionable benignant of looking to spot what it looks similar and wherever the occupation happened is close astatine that spot ... truthful it volition astir apt interaction immoderate folks."