Canada: Confederation Trail

Riding on Prince Edward Island's
Confederation Trail

Congratulations Canada! Your effort to build the Trans Canada Trail has a resounding success in the Confederation Trail that crosses the entire length of Prince Edward Island. We were able to spend two and one-half wonderful days there in September, 2002, riding the portion of trail from Tignish to Summerside before a tropical storm came through and cut our visit short; but we definitely hope to return and ride the remainder of the trail someday. We enjoyed riding through the farm lands beside potato, cabbage, and fresh-cut hay fields. We were impressed by a pasture of absolutely beautiful thoroughbred horses. We marveled at how well kept the farms and village residences were. Almost every house looked as if it had been freshly painted, the yards were trimmed to perfection and the vegetable gardens were outstanding. (We probably appreciated the green yards and gardens more because of the terrible drought we were in in the southern part of the USA.) Disclaimer: Please note that this webpage is our personal "Confederation Trail Ride Report"; we are not affiliated with the trail organization or it's management. For further information please refer to the official Confederation Trail website: Confederation Trail. There you will find detailed information including maps. The following are a few of our photos and comments:
This is an example of the neat and tidy residences along the trail. Notice that the owner of this this home even found a way to make a telephone pole beautiful!	We always enjoy the wooded areas that we ride through. The trees were beginning to show a tint of color even though it was September; you could tell that fall and full color would soon be here.
After riding several hours this small restaurant on the trail in the village of Richmond was a welcome sight. What an asset to the trail -- be sure to stop at Mona's Place and tell her that we recommended it!	This bridge crosses a highway on the outskirts of Tignish. Not far from here is the site of the tragic train wreck during a nighttime blizzard on February 21, 1932. It was, according to the memorial plaque, "The worst PEI e'er did see."