GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Keji Seaside Adjunct Trail
     County:          Queens County
     Ownership:       Parks Canada, Department of the Environment
     Trail Length:    Harbour Rocks Trail 5.2km return & Port Joli Head Trail 8.7km return  
     Season:          April 15 to November 30th.  Closed from Dec 1 to April 15. 
                      Information Kiosk staffed and day-use fees charged from mid-June to mid-October.


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911
     Special:         Public Phone is available outside of the washroom buildings next to the parking lot.


DIRECTIONS

     
25 km southwest of Liverpool off Highway 103 at the end of St.Catherine's River Road approximately 
100km from the inland portion of Kejimkujik National Park. Approximately 1.5 hour drive from the
main (inland) park. 


ACTIVITIES

     Walking:             Y        Hiking:         Y
     Mountain Biking:     N        XCountry:       N
     ATV:                 N        Horse:          N
     Snowmobile:          N        Coastal:        Y
     Loop:                Y        Wheelchair:     N
     Wheelchair Assisted: N  


DESCRIPTION

The trail network for Keji Seaside Adjunct is divided into 2 trails Harbour Rocks Trail & Port
Joli Head Trail.  The park is day use only, camping is available at Thomas Raddall Provincial Park.
The Parks arrival facilities are wheel chair accessible, however the hiking trails are not.

Harbour Rocks Trail is 5.2 km return trip which starts at the parking lot, passing through a mixed 
forest of conifer, maple and birch.  Near the coast, the forest changes to mainly spruce and fir. 
The trail emerges through a dense shrub cover dominated by alder and sheep laurel.  It is well 
maintained Spring to Fall with boardwalks over the marshy areas.The Harbour Rocks Trail route follows
the shoreline to the western end of St. Catherines River beach.  Expect to see hundreds of harbour 
seals lying on the rocks just off the trail, it is also a tremendous location for bird watching.  
Signs of former human habitation are common also: stone fences, rock foundations, old clearings, and 
cattle trails. Due to the nesting habits of the endangered Piping Plover, approximately two thirds of
the St. Catherine's River Beach is closed to the public between late April and mid August.   

The Port Joli Head Trail branches from the Harbour Rocks Trail, crosses the extensive bog on boardwalk,
passes beside small patches of forest, follows the edge of the coast to Port Joli Head and loops along
the shoreline to Harbour Rocks a 8.7km hike beginning at the parking lot. The Trail follows the coastline
past Isaacs Harbour, MacLeods Cove & Boyds Cove. Along the coast watch for seals, eider ducks and 
cormorants on the ocean; sandpipers, yellowlegs and piping plovers on the shore.

The trails are gravelled, well-signed, with comfort stations, viewing stations, and interpretive
panels available. There is no maintenance schedule during Winter. All dogs must be on a leash throughout
the park.