by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Michael Newton walks through the colourful birch forest |
Fall hiking in the
Humber Valley of Western Newfoundland has numerous options but a favourite with
many people is the short trek to Barry’s Lookout. We did this trail on Sunday,
October 14 and the autumn leaves were splendid. The trail was abit muddy due to
the recent wet weather so waterproof hiking boots are recommended. What makes this
trip such a standout is that it is short-just 1. 8 km (1 way) yet it gives
outstanding views of Humber Valley. Depending on how long you linger at the
lookout bench and how many pictures you take enroute you can easily complete
the hike in less than 2 hours. You can also extend the hike by walking further
west along the ridge. On our most recent hike we saw a family with 2 young
children out enjoying the hike as well as another person busy snapping photos
as they hiked along.
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| The view looking east from Barry's Lookout |
The trail head is
located in Humber Village and can be accessed by turning left on Maple and then
left again on Pine. Drive down Pine to where the trail begins. One of the
hardest aspects of the hike is to find the actual starting point-so here are
the UTM coordinates for your GPS - 21 0442679
E 5426386 N. We usually park at: 21 0442803 E 5426419 N where there is room for a few
vehicles. If there are readers that are interested in learning how to use a GPS
for hiking or other applications let me know since we are planning
another GPS-topographic map course for early November, 2012 in the Corner
Brook area. Contact Keith Nicol at knicol@grenfell.mun.ca if interested in adding your name to list.
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| The yellow birch trees are at their peak right now! |
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