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New Brunswick: Saint John to the Bay of Fundy – Route Guide

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Hopewell Rocks flowerpot — New Brunswick: the Bay of Fundy
Photo: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The highest tides on Earth do a full costume change twice a day: at Hopewell Rocks you walk among four-storey 'flowerpot' stacks on the sea floor in the morning and kayak around their tops after lunch. Fundy's park adds waterfalls and the footpath's wild coast, Saint John its reversing rapids. One hundred billion tonnes of water, twice daily, no tickets required.

New Brunswick: Saint John to the Bay of Fundy is a 180 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as a 4-day trip; the plan below is the 4-day version for July, built from 104 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

4
days
180km
distance
4
Stops
104
curated stops

Plan your own version → 4-day plan · best time to go

The route

Saint John heritage day→ 130 kmFundy National Park day→ 35 kmHopewell Rocks tide day→ 15 kmMoncton heritage day

What you'll see

City Market
Sample fresh local produce and crafts in a bustling historic market.
Saint John heritage day
Fundy National Park public circuit
Give Fundy National Park a full public day bounded by current facilities and closures.
Fundy National Park day
Hopewell Rocks tide-safe circuit
Read the Bay’s tide cycle from legal viewpoints and, only when open, the managed ocean floor.
Hopewell Rocks tide day
Resurgo Place - Moncton Museum and the Transportation Discovery Centre
Discover Moncton's history and interactive transportation exhibits.
Moncton heritage day
Reversing Falls
Watch powerful rapids clash with the rising Bay of Fundy tides.
Saint John heritage day
Moncton Acadian Museum
Explore Acadian life through thousands of preserved objects and photos.
Moncton heritage day
Carleton Martello Tower
Explore this War of 1812 tower, now a national historic site.
Saint John heritage day
Centennial Park
Kids laugh and splash in the playground and water features under the summer sun.
Moncton heritage day

Choose your length

4-day plan15 stops · 7.2 h transit3.8 stops/day · 1.8 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: June, July, August, September

Walk the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks at low tide and kayak the same flowerpots six hours later — the world's highest tides run 16 vertical metres here.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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