I love finding hiking trails in the middle of a busy town.
We moved to Blackville (30 minutes outside of Miramichi) about 8 months ago. When we drove through Miramichi I always want to stop and check out the trails at French Fort Cove, especially the one that crosses the river! We finally stopped the other day, it was lovely.
I was pretty impressed with the hiking trails in this little urban park. Before visiting the park ourselves, we assumed it was just one small trail. There are actually several different trails that are 3km-4km in length. We chose to walk the trail that circled the pond in the middle. This trail is called ‘Cove Trail’.
It was way hillier then I thought it would be. There was a lot of steep inclines that really surprised me, it turned out to be a great hike and workout. The trails were clean and clear, which is always nice to see. There must be a great deal of care that goes into keeping the park clean.
I can’t wait to go back and hike the rest of the trails. Next time we will bring a picnic so we can do a couple of trails in one day. I just love visiting urban parks like this one. It’s like a little secret a busy town is hiding.
