TRAIL VISITOR CENTRE
The Trail Visitor Centre (TVC) has an address of 180 Station Road on Fredericton's Northside (between Union and Barker Streets in South Devon). The little blue building, with its back to the road, faces the section of the trail which is only 200m from the north end of the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge.
Based on the design of the last South Devon railway station (see below), the TVC was built in 2002 by a group of volunteers, the Fredericton Trail Patrol. The following year the City took over ownership of the building, and after interior renovations became the Trail Visitor Center.
Located at the intersection of the Nashwaak, Gibson, and Northside trails, the Trail Visitor Centre (TVC) is open from 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday-Friday and 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday-Sunday from the first of May until Thanksgiving with reduced hours after Labour Day.
Come on in and take a rest in our 'cottage' like atmosphere and enjoy a complimentary coffee and tea and use our two large wheelchair accessible washrooms. On display for your taking are the Fredericton Trail Guides as well as brochures on a variety of salient topics such as recreation, trail etiquette, entertainment, and active living for the City of Fredericton. The Centre now has compost and recycling collection to reduce the garbage being produced on-site.
Our friendly staff are always ready to answer your question about the Fredericton trail system, install a free bike bell, or chat with tourists and ‘townies’ out on the trails. We also have on hand yearly Trail Guides, as well as other tourist information pertaining to our beautiful Capital City of New Brunswick.
The History of the Railroad in this area is portrayed in photos on two of our walls, while the other walls are occupied by the Walking Trail History Exhibit.
From Fredericton Trails