The East Coast Trail is a 336 kilometre trail around the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland that links 24 historic communities. The Sugar Loaf Path on the East Coast Trail is a section of the trail that takes hikers from Logy Bay to Fort Amherst. This is section 9 of the East Coast Trail.

The Sugar Loaf Path trail is considered moderate to difficult. These photos cover the first 8.9 kilometres of this Trail. It goes from Logy Bay to Quidi Vidi Village. The other 6.9 kilometres is a community walk through downtown and around the harbour to Fort Amherst.

This path takes between 3 and 5 hours to complete. It is a well-travelled trail that has breathtaking coastal views. It is only about 15 minutes from downtown St. John's so a great choice for accessibility if you are visiting the area.

There is parking in a dedicated lot next to the Ocean Sciences Centre in Logy Bay. From there, you walk across the street and will see the trail marker next to the parking lot that is for the Ocean Sciences Centre.

There is almost 380 metres of elevation change throughout this hike. The stairs seemed endless and so are the views on this adventure.

The only downfall of this trail for me was having to pass St. John's landfill (Robin Hood Bay) while you are in the woods. Although you don't really smell it, there can be build-up of garbage from the blowing winds, particularly in the spring before the volunteers clean-up the trail.

It is recommended that you have trail-rated footwear while hiking this trail. It is also important to bring both water and snacks. Since there is unreliable cell service on the trail downloading a map before embarking is the safest choice.

The Sugar Loaf Path on the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland, Canada is maintained by a volunteer association which you can learn more about at https://eastcoasttrail.com/. Overall this hike was one of my longest solo hikes around St.John's and one I will not soon forget.