Captain Coubelongue Trail starts in Southwest Crouse (now part of Conche) at the gravesite of Captain Coubelongue. The boardwalk trail runs along the south side of Crouse Harbour.
To get to Conche, take Route 434 which runs off Route 433, north of Roddickton. Route 434 is a gravel road; however, beginning in 2018, they are supposed to pave it. When you arrive in Conche, you descend a very large hill. Southeast Crouse is the first part of town you come to on your left.
Captain Coubelongue was a French fishing captain who is believed to have died in 1783 at the age of 33. The French had treaty fishing rights in this area. In the 1700’s over 2,000 French fishermen worked out of Crouse and Conche. Crouse had 9 fishing rooms, which were summer residence for the French.
The trail is a well maintained boardwalk. There are several staircases, to get you around rock obstructions along the shore. It’s an easy hike that will probably take you 1 to 1.5 hours to complete. You can see the resettled community of Northeast Crouse across the harbour. There are still a few summer homes in use. At the end of the trail you have a nice view of Cape Rouge.
We did the trail in June. There were many interesting plants and flowers growing from the rocks. There were quite a few icebergs in the area.
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