Vast stretches of the south coast of Newfoundland can only be accessible by boat. One of the few roads in the area Route 480 known as the Caribou Trail.
Route 480 is a 93 mile long north-south connecting the town of Burgeo with the Trans-Canada Highway. The highway is a winding two-lane highway traveling through remote, hilly, and wooded terrain for its entire length. There are no other communities of any kind along the highway, with the only other intersections being abandoned logging roads.
Route 480 also provides access to Sandbanks Provincial Park and ferries to the remote outports of Ramea, Grey River and Francois.
The Provincial Park is gorgeous with a coast different than most of Newfoundland. Instead of cliff and pebble beaches the beaches in this area are covered in white sand. There are several small islands a short distance from the coast making the scenery a gorgeous one.
We hiked along the Sandbanks Beach Loop and part of the Burgeo Beaches Trail.
We had an early start and the first beaches were involved in a morning fog. As the day cleared we could appreciate the beauty of our surroundings and find ourselves on beaches were the only foot tracks were our own.
We took note that when we return to Newfoundland we will spend more time visiting the south shore of the Island.
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