Greenwich Dunes Trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Canada

Prince Edward Island

Greenwich Dunes Trail

Easy

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hikers

Greenwich Dunes Trail

01:07

4.38km

20m

Hiking

The Greenwich Dunes Trail takes you over the largest sand dune on Prince Edward Island and into the heart of Prince Edward Island National Park. The trailhead car park is at the end of Greenwich Road. Here, you’ll also find information boards about the unique geology of the region and…

Last updated: February 28, 2025

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Parking

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66 m

Greenwich Trails Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

Super fun to learn more about the First Nations. How they used to live here and provided for their daily needs.

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1.70 km

Greenwich Floating Boardwalk

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A very nice floating path through the lagoon with benches. Don't worry, it doesn't shake very much. At the end of the path you can climb over the dune and you are right on the long sandy beach.

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1.82 km

Parks Canada Red Chairs at Greenwich Dunes

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great opportunity for a short break. You are surrounded by water, can look out over the dunes and observe animals.

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2.04 km

Greenwich Dunes

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Greenwich Dunes are unusually large and mobile parabolic dunes and are among the most spectacular natural features in North America. They are located in an extensive and delicate coastal …

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4.38 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.79 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 6 October

13°C

7°C

49 %

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Comments

September 21, 2024,🇨🇦 P.E.I. - Greenwich Dunes Trail

Prince Edward Island, it's so beautiful here 🙂. There's a lot of nature, sea, idyllic villages, even fishing boats in the harbor. It's just fun to drive around the island, visit one or two lighthouses (which are all pretty similar here...😁).
A short hike near Greenwich through the dunes, over the water on a floating jetty under a bright blue …

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September 2, 2024

The Greenwich Dunes Trail takes you over the largest sand dune on Prince Edward Island and into the heart of Prince Edward Island National Park. The trailhead car park is at the end of Greenwich Road. Here, you’ll also find information boards about the unique geology of the region and Greenwich's deep

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