New Brunswick · Hiking

Black Horse Trail

A 2.6-mile loop in New Brunswick, Canada.

2.6 mi
loop
294 ft
climb
1,128 ft
high point
Loop
route

Black Horse Trail is a 2.6-mile loop in New Brunswick, Canada, inside Fundy National Park. It runs between about 990 ft and 1,130 ft above sea level, with roughly 290 ft of climbing over the route. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Alma, about 2.9 miles west of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Hastings Hill, Dickson Hill and Rossiter Hill. Dickson Falls is within about 3 miles. For camping, Chignecto Campground and Cannontown Campground are within about 6 miles. There are 14 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

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Dickson Falls Long Loop TrailPhoto: James Mann from Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Black Horse Trail for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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