The Island Walk Map - The Island Walk

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Important Notes about the Map

The listed accommodations and food providers on the map have registered to be Island Walk Partners. However, please be assured that most small villages and towns have food establishments open, and you can find more accommodations on the Tourism PEI website.

Take away lunch available means that the accommodation will work with you to provide you with a lunch to go at extra cost.

Supper on-site means the accommodation will provide supper either family-style or in an on-site restaurant at an extra cost.

Supper in the community means that there are restaurant options within short walking distances of the accommodation.

Transportation available means the accommodation will provide transportation or will arrange transportation for you with a taxi or other transportation provider, and costs vary.

How easy are the trails to follow?

You can follow the online map to stay on the route, follow our directional signs or download the PDF instructions here.

Waypoint	Distance	Section	Terrain
32-1	21 km	Charlottetown to Dunedin	Mostly a road walk with some great views of North River in Charlottetown and the Elliot River in Dunedin.	Find out more
1-2	24 km	Dunedin to Victoria	Lots of walking on red dirt roads with a canopy of trees overhead. Two of the nicest quiet dirt roads on PEI - Rebokary Lane and Ferguson Rd.	Find out more
2-3	20 km	Victoria to Borden-Carleton	Starts with dirt road walking and then some road walking with a great view of the Confederation bridge.	Find out more
3-4	21 km	Borden-Carleton to Summerside	Walk by farms and fields and through small communities, including Central Bedeque. Busy road entrance to Summerside (8 km), then a peaceful walk on the Confederation Trail right through the city.	Find out more
4-5	22 km	Summerside to Wellington	A quiet walk along the tree-lined Confederation Trail.	Find out more
5-6	23 km	Wellington to McNeil Mills	Confederation Trail walking through small communities along the way.	Find out more
6-7	23 km	McNeil's Mills to O’Leary	Confederation Trail walking through some small communities.	Find out more
7-8	19 km	O’Leary to Miminegash	Starts on the Confederation Trail, then switches to dirt road walking and ends with a short walk along the shoulder of Rte 14 with coastal vistas.	Find out more
8-9	20 km	Miminegash to Christopher Cross	Road walking with great views of the Northumberland Strait, Skinner's Pond, and lobster boats setting traps.	Find out more
9-10	20 km	Christopher Cross to Anglo Tignish	A road walk past windmills, then spectacular views of Elephant Rock, Black Marsh, and North Cape lighthouse. Part of Black Marsh Nature Trail.	Find out more
10-11	26 km	Anglo Tignish to Alberton	A peaceful road walk beside the Gulf, with great side trip possibilities out to Kildare Capes.	Find out more
11-12	25 km	Alberton to Portage	Views of quiet bays and harbours at Cascumpec, then back on the Confederation Trail.	Find out more
12-13	20 km	Portage to Northam	A Confederation Trail walk through Ellerslie and on to Northam.	Find out more
13-14	21 km	Northam to Miscouche	First, a quiet walk along Country roads and fields, then a road walk along Grand River, followed by a red dirt road into Miscouche.	Find out more
14-15	22 km	Miscouche to Kensington	A secluded walk along the Confederation Trail into Summerside, past city streets and bungalows beside the trail, then a rail trail walk past potato fields into Kensington.	Find out more
15-16	24 km	Kensington to Bayview	A road walk with spectacular ocean views, fishing villages, and a National Park.	Find out more
16-17	24 km	Bayview to Cymbria	A walk along a paved hiking trail, followed by a beach walk into North Rustico and a road walk to Cymbria.	Find out more
17-18	21 km	Cymbria to Dalvay	A road walk in the Park, with great Gulf views. Lots of opportunities to beach walk.	Find out more
18-19	23 km	Dalvay to Mt. Stewart	A road walk to the Confederation Trail, then trail walking through marshes.	Find out more
19-20	27 km	Mt. Stewart to St. Peter’s	One of the most scenic sections of the Confederation Trail past bridges, fields and spectacular views of St. Peter's Bay where you can see two lovely white clapboard churches.	Find out more
20-21	23 km	St. Peter’s to New Zealand	A peaceful walk through a forested section of the Confederation Trail.	Find out more
21-22	21 km	New Zealand to Elmira	A walk on the Confederation Trail through a bird sanctuary and nature, including a spiritual spring next to the trail.	Find out more
22-23	22 km	Elmira to Bothwell	Leave the Confederation Trail and road-walk past North Lake. Opportunities to beach walk all the way to East Point, then a road walk to Bothwell.	Find out more
23-24	21 km	Bothwell to Souris	From Bothwell, a walk out to Basin Head beach, then along peaceful dirt roads, entering Souris from quiet side streets.	Find out more
24-25	20 km	Souris to Howe Bay	A road walk, followed by beautiful vistas of Fortune River, then a road walk to Howe Bay blueberry fields.	Find out more
25-26	24 km	Howe Bay to Cardigan	Quiet dirt roads.	Find out more
26-27	12 km	Cardigan to Montague	A beautiful rail trail walk.	Find out more
27-28	21 km	Montague to Gaspereaux	Mostly a road walk.	Find out more
28-29	20 km	Gaspereaux to Murray River	Road Walking.	Find out more
29-30	26 km	Murray River to Surrey	Back on the Confederation Trail with a forested walk.	Find out more
30-31	25 km	Surrey to Lake Verde	A walk along the rail trail, including a rebuilt section that doesn't follow the old rail trail route. There's a story here...	Find out more
31-32	22 km	Lake Verde to Charlottetown	A walk along the last section of the Confederation Trail into the town of Stratford across Fullerton Marsh.	Find out more