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East Coast Trail
7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTWed 11
Rain showers
7°C / 5°C
100% · 12.0 mm
Wind 31 km/h
PoorThu 12
Light drizzle
6°C / 4°C
18% · 0.4 mm
Wind 32 km/h
FairFri 13
Rain showers
7°C / 2°C
84% · 6.2 mm
Wind 27 km/h
PoorSat 14
Light drizzle
12°C / 5°C
84% · 0.6 mm
Wind 23 km/h
PoorSun 15
Overcast
7°C / 4°C
20% · 0.0 mm
Wind 36 km/h
GoodMon 16
Light drizzle
4°C / -0°C
24% · 0.3 mm
Wind 29 km/h
FairTue 17
Partly cloudy
6°C / -1°C
2% · 0.0 mm
Wind 28 km/h
GoodRoute
Route line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified. Dot: trail point.
About this trail
The East Coast Trail (ECT) is a long-distance coastal footpath located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a developed trail over 336 kilometres (209 mi) long, the creation of which began in 1994. It is made up of 25 linked wilderness paths and passes through more than 30 communities. It was named one of the best adventure destinations by National Geographic in 2012 and is extended and improved yearly.
From the Wikipedia article “East Coast Trail”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
- Length
- 336 km · 209 mi (Wikidata)
- Countries
- Canada
- Continent
- North America
- Trail point
- 46.93613, -52.89547 (OpenStreetMap route (first mapped point))
- OSM network
- none
- Operator (OSM)
- The East Coast Trail Association
- Wikidata
- Q5328149
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 2199386
- Official info
- eastcoasttrail.com
Hiked it?
Log this hikeAdd a GPX file for the Verified Track badge. The first and last 500 m are trimmed off before anything is measured, and the file itself is not kept.
Photo: “ECT Start.jpg” by Dan Conlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
