-“The Alexander Murray Trail, named for Sir Alexander Murray – the first person to ever produce a geological map of Newfoundland, is located in the small community of King’s Point, Newfoundland. It’s not a spot on the radar of many BUT if you’re driving the Trans-Canada Highway north-east of Deer Lake, then it’s worth making the three to four hour stop to hike this trail.” View Full Article and Images

The eight kilometre loop takes about three hours in the summer but with the snow, I expected it to take me longer. The trail climbs gradually for about two kilometres as it makes its way through forest, bog and barrens. Breaking trail the whole way, I was pacing myself and enjoying all the animal tracks everywhere - maybe I would see a moose?! Hare, squirrel, chipmunk, moose and even fox tracks zigzagged along and across the trail. As I broke out onto Moose Barrens, the view of the hills was incredible! View Full Blog Post

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