Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the eastern coast of New Brunswick. During my research I found out it was full of biking trails, 1st Nation History, paddling, and the beach! Sounded amazing.

After we got settled in the campground, we headed out for an evening walk in the bog. Due to the extensive trail network, we road our bikes to the start of the walking path, and then enjoyed a leisurely saunter out and back.

“I’m WAY behind recording my story here. We have been enjoying Canada in a huge way. Kouchibouguac was amazing, including this bog walk we enjoyed after a bike ride to the trailhead. This park supports cycling in a way that I wish every park did, including multiuse paths and ample bike racks at each trailhead.” -@telegramsam

“Kouchibouguac National Park also has quite a few walking paths. Our first evening in the park we wandered out into “the bog”. We learned the word “bog”can comes from a Celtic word meaning “slow”. Hence you can get “bogged down”. Its basically land that has enough decayed vegetation which is too soft to walk on. Sphagnum moss was also used in diapers (eww) and for medical treatments. #roadschool

They say eventually the soggy landscape will take over the forest but for now this tower is still on solid ground right at the edge.” -@currentlywandering

“Kouchibouguac (Koo-she-boo-guac) National Park is right on the Gulf of St. Lawrence in New Brunswick. It is a fascinating blend of bog land, river, lagoon, biking trails, forest, beach, and First Nation culture.

There are 60km of groomed, gravel trails criss crossing the park and tons of bike racks, bike rentals and other infrastructure to support it. Such a cool experience as I’m pretty sure our US parks frown on all things bike related. 😂” – @currentlywandering

Our final morning, Rachel and I left early and rode the only designated “mountain bike” trail in the park. We had a few kilometers of gravel, wide trail and then turned off onto single track.

It was mostly flat, but lots of root, brush, boardwalks and good times. The very end of the one way trail road along the river which was pretty scenic.

We hitched up and towed the trailer over to the Kelly’s Beach parking lot and then spent a few hours playing at the beach before taking off for Nova Scotia.

This was the first time we had been to the beach since Hawaii and we took to it again immediately. The water wasn’t quite as warm, but apparently the water is the warmest its been…like ever. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

We’ve loved the experiences we’ve had with Canada’s National Park system in the past and Kouchibouguac was no exception. We loved hanging out here!