Route: Dobson Trail (2025) (NB, Canada)

The Dobson Trail in New Brunswick, Canada is a point-to-point nature trail that starts or ends in Riverview, New Brunswick and ends on the border of Fundy National Park at the convergence of Shepody Road and Dorman Road. Hikers sometimes consider the Fundy National Park’s Dobson Link Trail as part of the Dobson Trail, but the official Northbound start of the Dobson is at 45.695558, -65.008344 https://maps.app.goo.gl/9MydjRuGc8uANPMb9 outside of the Fundy National Park property.

This is the official webpage for the Dobson Trail, https://fundyhikingtrails.com/dobson-trail/ and here is an edited description of the trail from their website: The Dobson Trail is a continuous footpath through the Albert County wilderness stretching 57.75 km from Riverview, NB to the northern boundary of Fundy National Park near Alma, NB. It is an all season trail traversing a variety of woodland terrain. It follows along brooks, crosses meadows, and travels along some older and new roads for some periods. The Dobson Trail, as it is known today, is the realized dream of Dr. Art Dobson who started scouting for a foot route to Fundy National Park in December 1959. The trail was carefully conceived and planned from the outset following the standards set down by the Appalachian Trail conference publication, “The Guide to Blazing and Maintaining Trails”. By 1975 members of The Fundy Trail Conference in Albert County held a special meeting for the purpose of organizing a complete grooming of their 57.75 kilometer-foot-path. It was decided then, to obviate any confusion with Provincial or Park Trails, that the name of the trail through the wilderness of Albert County would be changed to The Dobson Trail after its founder. It was further decided that the Conference seek incorporation. A Charter was granted on February 12, 1975, under the name of Fundy Hiking Trail Association, Inc., whose purpose as outlined is to administer the existing Dobson Trail and to promote the building of future hiking trails within its area of jurisdiction.