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Coast Alive Designates IAT Trails

On March 16 at their Annual Meeting in Varberg, Sweden, IAT partner Coast Alive officially designated more than 10,000 kms (6,000 miles) of North Sea Trail and North Sea Cycle Route as part of the International Appalachian Trail. The new IAT route will cross much of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England, and often follow the North Sea coastline.

Outside Magazine’s Hot Travel List

"The International Applalachian Trail extends the original AT past Maine’s Mount Katahdin north through 1,830 miles of regged eastern Canadian wilderness, including Newfoundland’s Gros Morne National Park, which is rife with freshwater fjords. And that’s just the start. International agreements are in the works to expand the trail hundreds of miles through Greenland, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco." www.internationalat.org Taken from Outside Magazine's February Issue. www.outsideonline.com

February 22, 2011

Breaking A Snowshoe Trail To The Hummock

On January 30, IAT President Paul Wylezol and Finance Director Kevin Noseworthy headed out of Frenchman’s Cove to break a snowshoe trail to the Hummock. The route followed the Hummock Trail to the base of the Hummock, across the adjacent mountain range, then down the worker access trail and back to Frenchman’s Cove. It rises from a low elevation of 200ft (60 m) to a high of 1,000ft (300 m), and covers a length of 6.5 km (4 miles).

January 31, 2011

First Snowfall On New Humber Village Trail

On December 30, IATNL Chairperson Paul Wylezol and Vice Chair Arne Helgeland joined Humber Village resident Andrew May on a short one-hour wintery trek of a new access trail connecting the small riverside community to the IATNL’s Humber Valley Trail. The new trail winds its way up a forested hillside to a barren 900 ft (275 meter) high ridge, where it joins the IATNL overlooking the Humber River Valley.

January 1, 2011

First December Trek of the IATNL Lewis Hills and Blow-Me-Down Mountain Trails

Beginning December 5, Ottawa-area adventurers Mike Bergeron and David Burnford made a 6 day/5 night early winter trek across the Lewis Hills and Blow-Me-Down Mountains. The first December attempt of this IAT route was made under less than ideal weather conditions, and was supported by the IATNL, which supplied maps, GPS, satellite phone, and ground transportation to the trailheads.

December 16, 2010

First Solo Trek of Devil’s Bite and Indian Lookout Trails

Looking back on the IATNL highlights of 2010, no list would be complete without the solo trek by American hiker Lew Coty from Vermont. In August Lew completed the first solo trek of the combined Devil’s Bite and Indian Lookout Trails. The feat was especially impressive given that the former trail is still largely incomplete and both are generally unmarked, and he did it in 4 days instead of the recommended 6.

December 5, 2010

Overfall Trail completed in Gros Morne National Park

On November 12, the IATNL completed the new Overfalls Trail in Gros Morne National Park. The trail begins at the eastern end of Trout River Pond after a scenic 1-hour boat ride along the south side of the Tablelands, a 2,000ft+ (600m+) mountain range of peridotite mantle rock heaved up through plate tectonics. The trail then winds 5kms (3 miles) up the west branch of Trout River to the 500ft (150m) Overfalls waterfall.

November 30, 2010

IAT Annual General Meeting in Dalhousie, New Brunswick

The International Appalachian Trail held its Annual General Meeting in Dalhousie, New Brunswick on October 28-30, with representatives from Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland Labrador, and European Coast Alive partner Denmark.

November 19, 2010

IAT Annual General Meeting

The International Appalachian Trail held its Annual General Meeting in Dalhousie, New Brunswick on October 28-30, with representatives from Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland Labrador, and European Coast Alive partner Denmark. The two-day event opened Thursday evening at the Best Western Manoir Adelaide, with a reception and official welcome from Dalhousie Mayor Clem Tremblay, followed by a wonderful seafood buffet and live music performed by hotel owner/manager Jimmy Abud, later designated the first official IAT Musician. Following dinner, Maine Chapter member Will Richard presented the revised IAT PowerPoint slideshow and an IAT Greenland video of the Nussuaq Peninsula. The Annual General Meeting itself began early Friday morning with chapter updates from the participating chapters. New Brunswick representatives Denyse Zveniuk and Poul Jorgensen reported that eight new bridges were constructed on the multi-use section of the IAT, a beautiful new trailhead sign was erected at Tide Head, and an updated New Brunswick trail map is currently being produced and will be ready for the 2011 hiking season. Quebec’s Marie-Pier Gauthier reported that the quality of Quebec trails have been much improved, with many day loop trails being added in the Matane Wildlife Reserve. They have also acquired an engraving machine for producing their own trail signs, and produced a high quality guidebook for the SIA/IAT in Matane. Marie-Pier concluded her presentation with an announcement that the Quebec Chapter will host the 2011 IAT AGM at Gîte du Mont-Albert, September 15-17.…

November 19, 2010

Jacques Cartier Memorial Trail

During summer 2010, with oil exploration beginning on the barrens near Parsons Pond, work was completed on the Jacques Cartier Memorial Trail around the circumference of Parsons Pond Head. The landmark is located 1.6 kms (1 mile) from the Gulf coast, and rises to a height of approx. 150 meters (490 feet). From here one can view Jacques Cartier’s June 16, 1534 anchorage off Cow Head, on his first voyage to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

November 17, 2010

IAT Welcomes 9 New European Chapters

On October 7, during the Adventure Travel World Summit in Aviemore, Scotland, the International Appalachian Trail welcomed nine new European chapters to its growing international trail network. Coast Alive partners in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and England, along with partners in Ireland, Wales, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland, joined what is quickly becoming one of the largest trail networks and premier outdoor adventure brands in the world.

October 10, 2010

Starlight Trail To Cape Ray

In August a group of hikers, including IAT President Paul Wylezol, IATNL Secretary Caroline Swan, and Signage Director Delano Pittman, made a two-day mountain trek from the Starlight Trail in Codroy Valley to Table Mountain east of Cape Ray. The goal was to explore the region for the Grand Codroy Way, to be the most southern IATNL trail in Western Newfoundland’s Long Range Mountains.

September 22, 2010

Taking Flight Over The North Arm Hills

On August 16, IATNL Transportation Director Robert Bradbury took IAT President Paul Wylezol and HEDB Executive Director Connie Taylor on a one-hour flight over the North Arm Hills in his Cesna 172. The goal was to survey potential trail routes from North Arm, Bay of Islands across the hills to Trout River Pond in Gros Morne National Park. The trio set off at 5:00pm when the sun was in the southwest, providing good views from the south and west.

August 31, 2010

Cruising Into North Arm, Bay of Islands

On July 20 IAT President Paul Wylezol joined a charter cruise of the North Arm of the Bay of Islands to appraise the outdoor adventure potential of the North Arm and Hills. The boat tour was arranged by HEDB and skippered by Cox’s Cove Mayor Tony Oxford, an enthusiastic promoter of the outer Bay of Islands. Also on tour were representatives from HEDB, HRLE, ACOA, INTRD, Parks Canada, and local community councils.

August 31, 2010

Clearing a New Section of Indian Lookout Trail

From July 21-24, IAT President Paul Wylezol and volunteers Tupac Norman (aka Cotton Joe) from North Carolina and Curtis Payne from Parsons Pond made a four-day trail cutting trek of the north side of Indian Lookout Trail between Indian Lookout and Portland Creek’s Southwest Feeder. The adventure began with a 45 minute boat ride across Portland Creek Outer and Inner Ponds, followed by a 2,000 ft (600+ meter) climb to the panoramic lookout.

August 19, 2010

Gros Morne’s Trout River Pond To Overfall

IAT President Paul Wylezol and Finance Director Kevin Noseworthy set out early Canada Day morning on a Gros Morne National Park adventure with Park Resource Manager Peter Deering, Visitor Experience Manager Myriam Lavalle, Client Services Manager Ken Kennedy, Heritage Presentation Coordinator Kim Vokey, and Kim’s Labrador Retriever Cash. They were on a day-long trek to the Overfall to evaluate the feasibility of a new hiking trail on the park’s southern boundary.

IATNL and Beyond Ktaadn Collaborate

In June, the IATNL and Beyond Ktaadn – an initiative of the Terra Nova Center For Mountain Biodiversity that promotes the conservation of alpine wilderness in eastern North America from New England to Labrador – met and agreed to collaborate on projects related to the Long Range Mountains of Western Newfoundland.

Trek To Gros Morne National Park’s Overfall

On May 18 IAT/IATNL President Paul Wylezol and Financial Director Kevin Noseworthy pulled on their hiking boots for the first time in 2010. The occasion was a 10-hour trek into Gros Morne National Park’s Overfall in Trout River Valley to survey the potential for an IATNL / Gros Morne National Park trail connecting Trout River Pond to the IATNL’s future Chimney Cove Valley Trail.

IAT Welcomes Scotland’s West Highland Way

On June 5 at the grand opening of the Appalachian Trail Museum in Pine Grove State Park, Pennsylvania, the International Appalachian Trail officially welcomed Scotland and the West Highland Way as the first European Chapter of the IAT. Joining IAT President Paul Wylezol in welcoming the WHW were ATC executive members, AT Museum directors, and State and County Representatives.

Grand Opening of Appalachian Trail Museum

The Appalachian Trail Museum held its grand opening on June 5 at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardners, Pennyslvania. The event was attended by museum directors, Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) officials, state and county government representatives, long-distance hikers, and IAT/IATNL President Paul Wylezol.