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A wooden covered bridge over a stream in a forested area. 1
A calm river surrounded by dense greenery and trees. 2
A group of people standing outdoors near a wooden structure and a parked vehicle. 3
A wooden visitor center with a ramp, a bench, and surrounded by trees. 4
A hammer and chisel on a rock surface with visible cracks and layers. 5

Norton Fossil Forest Guided Hike

By Rocks Talk with Catrina
Free cancellation available
Price is €124 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Discover the Norton Fossil Forest, the oldest fossil forest in Canada
  • Learn about the ancient ecosystem and how it was preserved
  • Hike guided by a professional geoscience educator
  • Explore rock sections exposed along road cuts and old rail lines
  • Find out how an ancient earthquake led to the preservation of a unique tree

Activity location

    • Norton
    • Norton, New Brunswick, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 10 MUNICIPAL St, Norton, NB E5T 0C8, Canada | Valley Waters Fossil and Information Centre, in the municipal building/Norton Fire Department parking lot
    • Norton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Norton Fossil Forest Guided Hike

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Price details
€124.22 x 1 Traveller€124.22
Total
Price is €124.22
Until Fri, 17 Jul
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Visit to the Valley Waters Fossil and Information Centre
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided hike to learn about the Norton Fossil Forest
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exploration of rock sections with fossilised trees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to the walking trail

Know before you book

  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Meet your guide, Catrina, at the Valley Waters Fossil and Information Centre to learn about the many fossil discoveries in the region. From there, drive to the walking trail that leads to the Moosehorn Creek Covered Bridge, a locality associated with the discovery of the Norton Fossil Forest, the oldest and largest fossil forest in Canada and one of the key geosites for Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark.

Proceed to hike the location, exploring rock exposures where hundreds of fossilised trees and other fossils associated with a forest that was growing near the equator over 300 million years ago have been uncovered. Learn about this ancient ecosystem and how it got preserved, and discover evidence of how an earthquake led to the exquisite preservation of a unique fossil tree found only here.

Your guide, Catrina is an enthusiastic and engaging geoscience educator and heritage interpreter with a passion for the region and an ability to bring stories of the Earth, preserved in stone, to life.

*Please note that it is illegal to collect fossils in New Brunswick without a permit. There will be no excavating or collection of fossils on this tour.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    • Norton
    • Norton, New Brunswick, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 10 MUNICIPAL St, Norton, NB E5T 0C8, Canada | Valley Waters Fossil and Information Centre, in the municipal building/Norton Fire Department parking lot
    • Norton, New Brunswick, Canada