The $40,498 investment will lead to the extension of the trail by 90 kilometres (56 miles) and further strengthens the hiking and trail experience in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The investment brings the provincial government’s total commitment for the completion of the Newfoundland and Labrador portion of the International Appalachian Trail to more than $150,000.
“People travel far and wide to experience the province’s unique terrain, ocean vistas, and history,” said Shawn Skinner, Minister of Innovation, Trade and Rural Development.
“With continued developments and greater usage come new opportunities for entrepreneurs and existing businesses as they deliver the appropriate services and amenities.”
Scheduled for completion in fall 2010, trail development includes two geographical areas — 50 kilometres to connect the Blow Me Down and Lewis Hills trails linking Benoit’s Cove and Stephenville, and 40 kilometres of the Devil’s Bite Trail that loops around the fiords of the Parsons Pond watershed. The International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland and Labrador (IATNL), through its volunteers, will construct the trail and erect signage along the trails.
Beyond Mount Katahdin in Maine's Baxter State Park, the International Appalachian Trail extends for 1900 miles to Crow Head in Newfoundland/Labrador. The trails takes hikers past breathtaking mountain scenery, pastoral countrysides, boreal forests and rugged coastlines.
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