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Following the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from Mount Katahdin in Maine to Crow Head in Newfoundland/Labrador, the IAT/SIA is a 1900 mile journey and is a showcase of breathtaking mountain scenery, pastoral countryside, and rugged coastline. The southern terminus of the trail is in Maine’s storied Baxter State Park. Heading north through boreal forests the route follows trails and roads to the potato fields of Aroostook County. Beyond Mars Hill, the IAT enters New Brunswick and tracks northeast through Mount Carleton Provincial Park. Up and
over the highest point in the Canadian Maritimes, the trail leads north to Quebec’s rugged Gaspé Peninsula. The journey continues across the Chic Choc Mountains to Cap-Gaspé in Forillon National Park. After traveling by bus or train to Sackville, New Brunswick the journey on foot begins again with a walk to the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island. After crossing Prince Edward Island on the Confederation Trail and a new section of the IAT/SIA, a ferry returns you to the mainland at Pictou, Nova Scotia. There the trail is a road walk through the rural countryside to the causeway to Cape Breton Island. The trail on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia is 150 miles of scenic beauty and ends at the ferry terminal at North Sidney where a hiker boards the ferry to Port Au Basque, Newfoundland/Labrador. The trail continues northward over the highest point in the Lewis Hills and through the mountains of western Newfoundland/Labrador to Crow Head at the very
northern tip of the Island of Newfoundland. Here the IAT/SIA reaches the northernmost point of the Appalachian Mountains in the Western Hemisphere.
While in a number of cases existing trails are being redesignated as multi-use trails in New Brunswick and Québec, nearly the entire Maine section will be new. To help with this effort in Maine, follow this link to join the Maine Chapter of the IAT/SIA. membership form
For detail on the Maine section of the trail, see the "Maine Guide" below. Also more information on the other provinces can be found at the Council home page, www.internationalat.org.
Reservations are required in the parks of Canada for camping/lodging along with Baxter State Park in Maine. Please use the following contact information to obtain reservations:
Forillon National Park
Tel: (418) 368-6050
Address: 122 DeGaspé Boulevard
Gaspé Québec G4X 1A9
Canada
Parc national de la Gaspésie
Tel: (418) 763-7494
Address: 1981 route du Parc
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
Quebec G4V 2E4
Canada
Mont Carleton Park
Tel: (506) 235-0793
Fax: (506) 235-0795
Baxter State Park
Baxter State Park
Reservations
64 Balsam Drive
Millinocket, ME 04462
Telephone: (207) 723-5140
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