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A new running route to Melville Lookout, one of Birch Brook's favorite landmarks.


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0.3

Miles

0.4

KM

94%

Runnable

452' 138 m

High

387' 118 m

Low

65' 20 m

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5%

Avg Grade (3°)

9%

Max Grade (5°)

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Need to Know

A fully serviced chalet is open in the winter and snowshoe trail passes are required. During off season, there is no fee for trail use but donations are appreciated. There's lots of parking space.

Runner Notes

This would be an interesting trail to run with lots of roots and other obstacles.

Description

When the trail begins off Snowshoe Trail D3, there is a very short extent through spruce forest before a bit of a steep climb over a large rock. After that, the narrow trail meanders through birch and aspen saplings that have grown up nicely after the big burn, and then the trail comes out about midway up Melville Lookout hill.

Take a short detour to the summit to enjoy the view, then head down the hill to cross Birches Run. The trail continues over a previously burnt area that is still rather bare. Look closely for flagging tape as there aren't many trees. The trail curves through another grove of birch and aspen saplings, crosses Upper Deck, and then joins Snowshoe Trail D6. The trail is also excellent starting at D6 and finishing at D3. The scenery is spectacular.

When running to Melville Lookout during off season, the upper part of D7 is an attractive detour around a rather wet portion of Birches Run.

Flora & Fauna

Apart from older growth forest at the beginning (spruce) and end (birch) of the trail, the remaining portion is still undergoing recovery from a forest fire thirty years ago. It is interesting to note how tree species and rate of regrowth vary from one site to another in close proximity.

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Betty Anne Fequet

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Photos

Snowshoe trail D7 as seen from D6.
Feb 24, 2019 near Happy V…, NL
Melville Lookout on D7 viewed from Birches Run.
Feb 24, 2019 near Happy V…, NL
Snowshoe trail D3 looking towards Goose Bay.
Jan 18, 2019 near Happy V…, NL
Snowshoers on Melville Lookout (D7).
Feb 24, 2019 near Happy V…, NL

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