Fogo Island: Lion’s Den Trail

Another fine day on Fogo Island, we walked the short but beautiful Lion’s Den Trail that runs over the hills just east of the town of Fogo:

Trail map – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

Like the map says, the trail runs past ‘abandoned villages, hills and breathtaking panoramas’. Eastern Tickle is one of the abandoned villages, it used to be right here:

Blueberries were absolutely everywhere on the trail, they were big and juicy too. Raspberries were less abundant but the ones we did find were as tasty as the blueberries:

Marije picks raspberries, Eastern Tickle – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

As you can see, the scenery was as pretty as promised on the trail map:

Coming down Oake’s Hill Lookout – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

Walking towards Shoal Tickle – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

Hills above Lion’s Den – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

Near White Water Pond – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

The last lookout is called Lane’s Lookout, it’s a bit of a climb but it rewards the hiker with a view of almost everything he has seen thus far (provided you were walking in a clockwise direction). In the next shot you can see the view from up there, which shows the town of Fogo in the background, including Brimstone Head in the middle:

View from Lane’s Lookout – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

In the end we all decided it was another great hike on a another great day, just ask the highest man on Fogo Island:

On top of Lane’s Lookout – Lion’s Den Trail, Fogo

• newfoundsander
• August 9, 2012
• Berry Picking, Sightseeing, Summer vacation 2012
• #ExploreNL, Fogo Island, Summer Attractions, Summer Hikes
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