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Cobbler Path runs from Outer Cove to Logy Bay.
Check the map for the following details:
- The trail is 6.3 km in length, excluding the hike to the South trailhead.
- The North trailhead is at the end of Doran’s Lane in Outer Cove.
- The South trailhead is at the end of Red Cliff Road in Logy Bay.
- Don’t block local traffic when you park at either trailhead.
This path used to called Red Cliff Path, but since its official inclusion in the East Coast Trail it’s been named after a small stream about halfway down the trail: the Cobbler.
I think it’s worth mentioning that this path can be hiked in a several different ways as well. I frequently hike it from the end of Doran’s Lane to Torbay Point and back, that’s an easy but beautiful 2 km walk right there. Another option is hiking from the end of Red Cliff Road to the viewpoint at the old WWII bunker and back, maybe including the trail towards the Logy Bay viewpoint as well. Those options will run you about 3 km (bunker) or 5 km (bunker + Logy Bay viewpoint). These shorter options won’t get you to the secluded Shooting Point Cove around the Cobbler though, you’ll have to hike a little bit further to see that.
I’ve already mentioned a couple of viewpoints here, but reading about them doesn’t really convey it. From Torbay Point as well as from the bunker and from the top of Red Cliff you can enjoy an amazing view of the ocean, seemingly almost straight down. In the summer time this means that Cobbler Path is spectacularly suited for watching whales, you can easily spot them beneath you from the 130m high cliffs, or if you feel the need you can even climb all the way down to the water at Torbay Point and Shooting Point Cove, for a closer look at these huge sea creatures.
Scenic spots of Cobbler Path:
- Torbay Point gives you a view of the bay and the ocean, doubling your chances of seeing something interesting.
- The old WWII bunker on Red Cliff is an easily accessible 130m high platform from which to spot whales.
- Shooting Point Cove is a nice and quiet place for lunch away from it all.
- Logy Bay Viewpoint offers a great view of Sugarloaf Head and the Ocean Sciences Centre.
- The abandoned Radar Station is in a state of total dilapidation, but still worth a visit.
Wild berries you can find on Cobbler Path include Blueberries, Raspberries, Partridgeberries, Crackerberries, Creeping Snowberries, Wild Strawberries and Chuckley Pears.
Read more about Cobbler Path on this blog.
