Park accessible by public transport in Eastern Canada in October
I'll likely travel to Canada this autumn and I would like to go on a multi-day hike. I have however no car.
Is there any park (national, provincial, ...) in Eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island) that offers long hikes (at least 2 days) and that is accessible by public transport during the first half of October?
Many parks seem to have a summer shuttle but it usually stops at the end of August.
Best Answer
Greyhound runs to Marathon, Ontario at the gates of Pukaskwa National Park (17 hours from Toronto, twice daily). However, you still need to find a solution for the last 20 km or so. It seems there exists a local taxi service. The coastal hiking trail is 60 km, which Parks Canada claims to take a full week to hike.
The Can-Ar coach connects Moore Falls, Ontario (3½ hours from Toronto). From there, one can hike into the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park on the Ganaraska trail wilderness section. As this is a "regular" bus, it runs often and you don't need to book it a long time before, as might be the case for the Parkbus to Algonquin or Killarney.
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The Fjord-du-Saguenay national park in Quebec, near Tadoussac, has a couple long hikes and in particular a hike starting from the bay Ste Marguerite to Tadoussac.
It is possible to access Tadoussac by bus with the company Intercar (from Montreal).
This is then possible to access the Ste Marguerite bay thanks to a private shuttle (by the so-called 5 star farm, and its cost is 74$) apparently run year-round but it should probably be booked ahead.
This is eventually possible to start a four-day hike with shelters along the way and as the hike ends in Tadoussac (on the road 138), there is no risk to be stuck on a deserted road at the end of the hike.
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