Newfoundland: The T’Railway

A two-week backcountry bike tour across Newfoundland. Trip of a lifetime.

A two-week tour of Newfoundland’s T’Railway National Park. Traveling from Port aux Basques to St. John’s, the capital and eastern most city of Canada. Self-supported style trip on dirt, safely away from traffic and feeling immersed in the backcountry. Tenting most nights, with some hotel stays and pub meals to refresh and reset. See the province in a way few people can say they’ve seen it, and experience this beautiful place in a truly connective way.

Tour of a lifetime

This adventure will be self supported and guided by our staff, you will be part of a team with our staff and other participants. We will carry our food and water along the way, you will truly be able to say you rode every inch and earned it.

A unique way to see a special place

Our destinations for each day will offer different perspectives on the land and just when you need it most, we will reset with a pub meal or hotel stay and continue on. Our final destination of St. John's will welcome our group and be the perfect ending to our trip with a city of rich history in one of Canada's oldest settlements. 

  • Main Trip Details

    • 13 days on the trail - July 29th to August 14th

    • Self supported, tenting the majority of the trip

    • All trip infrastructure planned and provided for clients including all food

    • Bike tire requirements - 2.4" minimum, 2.6"-3" is ideal

    • Average daily distance 75 km

Newfoundland is a special place, with breathtaking landscapes and warm communities. Anyone who has visited will be excited to tell you how special it is. We will be crossing the island, tracing its history and passing through some of its most beautiful towns and communities, experiencing Newfoundland like few can claim.

 FAQs

 

  • Ideally, you’re on a mountain bike with plus tires and the ability to mount racks or bags with 40+ L of capacity.

    Not everyone will have a plus bike, so a minimum of 2.4” tire is required. The riding is not technical, but sections of loose trail and a loaded bike mean wide tires are a must.

    If you want to join us but don’t have a bike that meets the above description, rentals are available upon request at an additional cost.

  • Touring shape. We recommend that you’ve done a trip in the months leading up to our expedition on your loaded bike with roughly the daily average distance we will be covering (75km), and be at least 2 days in length.

    Our pace will be manageable for any cyclist that is on the right tool for the job and it isn’t their first ride of the season.

  • We will be providing all accommodations and food from start to finish. You should never have to purchase food or incur a cost along the way. Anything you purchase will be optional (such as a souvenir to remember and support Newfoundland).

    This trip is structured to be a rolling all-inclusive and should be the easiest part of the planning process for you, one predictable rate.

  • We will be tenting the majority of the time, so you’ll need adequate layers and sleep system despite it being August. We recommend a sleeping bag with a temperature range down to -5 C and a comfortable inflatable or closed-foam sleeping pad.

    We recommend a freestanding tent with adequate inclement weather ability. If you do not have a tent that meets these requirements, we will be providing you a tent for this trip at no charge.

  • This trip is designed to be rewarding for a first time bike tourist or seasoned veteran. The route is fairly flat and not technically challenging. Our daily distance starts quite low, easing us into a group pace and gradually increases as we tackle our biggest days in the middle of the route.

    We will be going through small to medium sized communities almost every day as this was Newfoundland’s only means of transport across the island at one time.

  • Your guides will be preparing camp meals twice a day with mid-day snacks and meals provided as well. Our food will be supplied by one of Canada’s premiere backcountry food-packing services custom made for our trip. Dietary needs are able to be accommodated. We are confident you’ll have 3 amazing meals a day and never be hungry. Everyone fuels differently, we’ll make sure you have what you need.

    There will also be pub meals spliced in along our journey to break up the number of camp meals a bit and give the team something to look forward to that day.