There’s something magical about gathering with people who love the same things you do. This year, come on down to A Trailside Kitchen Party to support the ECT trail maintenance funding, Perfect for: hikers, music lovers, story enthusiasts, anyone who appreciates NL culture.

On Thursday, November 27th at 7 PM, we’re bringing the community together at Quidi Vidi Brewery for an evening that celebrates everything we cherish about the East Coast Trail.

• Cost: FREE (donations welcome)
• Food & Drinks: Order from QVB’s menu
• Bonus: Door prizes!

Picture this: You walk into QVB on a crisp November evening. Pete Soucy welcomes everyone like old friends. Andy Jones—our ECT Poet—shares tales that make you laugh and maybe tear up a little. Sullivan’s Song House fills the space with music that belongs to this place.

You’ve got a drink in your hand. Good people around you. And for a few hours, you’re exactly where you belong.

Here’s the heart of it: This gathering supports the trail that brings us all together. Every raffle ticket you buy, every bid you place in our silent auction, every donation you make —it all goes toward closing our $120,000 maintenance funding gap.

The Details: No registration required. Just show up. Bring a friend. Be part of the community that protects and supports the maintenance of the East Coast Trail. 

Mark your calendar. Tell your hiking buddies. The trail community is waiting.

You know them. The person who laces up their boots every weekend, rain or shine. Your dad who’s walked every section twice. Your friend who needed the trail this year more than ever.

What do you give someone whose happy place is a windswept path overlooking the Atlantic? 

This year, give them something that matters.

A Piece of Trail History

Our Silent Auction features vintage trailhead signs—retired from active service, weathered by coastal storms, never to be produced again. Give them the actual sign from their favorite trailhead. The one where they find peace. Where they proposed. Where their story began.

Make Your Selection

Start the Bidding

Auction ends: November 27th

Join us at Quidi Vidi Brewery on November  27th for a celebration of the Trail!

The Gift of Anywhere

Buy Flyaway Fundraiser Raffle tickets with the potential of giving a gift to anywhere WestJet flies.

You’re giving them a chance to win round-trip WestJet flights for two to anywhere they’ve dreamed of going. Iceland. Ireland. Vancouver. Anywhere.

Imagine their face when they open your gift of flight.

A Donation in Their Name

Some people don’t want things—they want impact. Make a donation to trail maintenance in their name or in memory of a loved one. We’ll send a beautiful acknowledgment card they can open. 

It’s not just a gift. It’s their values, honored.

The Gift of Membership

Give them (or yourself) an ECT membership. It’s a year of connection to the trail, exclusive updates, and the knowledge that they’re part of something bigger. Perfect for the person who belongs on the trail.

Memberships make meaningful gifts.

Trail Shop Treasures

Our Trail Shop has gifts they’ll actually use on their next hike. Quality products that support trail maintenance with every purchase.

Practical gifts that give back.

ECT Sponsorship in their Name

Take an ECT Sponsorship out in their name or in honor of a loved one. Their name will be recognized for supporting the trail they love on our website and at the trailhead. It’s a gift that lasts far beyond the Holidays.

Legacy gifts for people who matter.

Every gift option funds trail maintenance. Every gift supports the trail they love.

The trail has given them so much—peaceful mornings, challenging climbs, breathing room when life got hard. This Holiday season, give back to the trail while giving them something unforgettable.

East Coast Trail Association Members:

Please join the Association on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 in person at St. John’s City Hall in the Foran Greene Room, from 6:30-9:00pm for the Annual General Meeting.

The Foran Greene Room is located on the 4th floor of St. John’s City Hall, 10 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL.

Parking is FREE at the City Hall Parking Garage on Floors 1, 3 and 4 after 5pm.

Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/J6veGg3vs2deNjMi6

This treasure, the East Coast Trail, is made possible thanks to the ongoing support of members like yourself. Your decision to take out a membership helps us fulfill our mission: to provide a wilderness hiking experience by developing and maintaining the East Coast Trail, promoting public access, minimizing its impact on the natural environment and protecting it for future generations.

We will be pleased to share our 2025 Progress Report, for the period April-September 2025, in advance of the AGM.

If your membership has lapsed, please renew or join here in advance of RSVPing: https://eastcoasttrail.com/membership/

Thank you, and happy hiking.

If passing through this area, please remain patient and respectful of the filming project.

• Date Lost/Found: Sept 21, 2025
• Name: Karla
• Email Address: karla.codner@gmail.com
• ECT Path Name: Sugarloaf
• Approximate location on the path: Between the dirt road to DFO, north to the beginning of the area by RobinHood Bay waste mgmt

• Date Lost/Found: 5 September 2025
• Name: Fiona
• Email Address: fpolack@mun.ca
• ECT Path Name: Cape Spear to Maddox Cove
• Approximate location on the path: Closer to Maddox Cove end of path

• Date Lost/Found: Sept. 14, 2025
• Name: Michael Taylor
• Email Address: tips.mike@gmail.com
• ECT Path Name: Sugarloaf
• Approximate location on the path: mid way

• Date Lost/Found: August 24, 2025
• Name: Jess Harris
• Email Address: jessharris60@gmail.com
• ECT Path Name: Bear Cove Point Path
• Approximate location on the path: Likely lost at beginning of path of Fermeuse end