Tlaqatik Trail

Tlaqatik Trail is a short loop hike in the Greenwich area of Prince Edward Island National Park, covering about 2.4 km total. It’s an easy day-hike outing designed for a quick circuit through open ground and woodland.

The route mixes field edges and forest sections, then finishes with a boardwalk segment that runs along the backside of the parabolic dunes in the Greenwich dunes area. This dune-side routing is also why the trail can feel a bit more sheltered than open dune frontage.

One of the main reasons people hike Tlaqatik is the combination of dune protection and proximity to St. Peter’s Bay: the trail provides a reported sightline to the lighthouse at the entrance to St. Peter’s Bay during the loop.

Route pacing is typically straightforward: plan for roughly 45 minutes to 1 hour on the loop, depending on how long you linger on the boardwalk and at the dune-side sections.

The name Tlaqatik is tied to long Indigenous presence in the area; it translates as “the campsite.” The trail’s interpretation in this part of the park focuses on the deeper history of the site rather than just coastal scenery.

In the Greenwich trail system, Tlaqatik is part of a set of connected routes from the same general trailhead area (61 Greenwich Road, Route 313, Greenwich).

More information: Visitor information, Visitor information, Walking Guide to Prince Edward Island