Parking
Park at the Cavendish Grove day-use access at 8780 Route 6, Cavendish. The trail leaves from the Grove parking area, which also has a washroom and picnic setting.
Overview
About Clark's Lane Trail
Why go
- Easy, mostly flat walking on a broad multi-use surface
- Useful link to the park's beach and dune trails
Heads up
- More of a connector than a destination walk
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation2–26 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Prince Edward Island alerts
- ClosureOceanview cliff area closed beyond signs and fencingStay out of all unmown areas beyond the signs or fencing at Oceanview (46.49951N 63.38272W), including the rocks and cliff edges.Official details
- ClosureHomestead trails closed because bridges are outDo not use Homestead Long Loop or Homestead Trail Short loop: both trails are closed because bridges are out. - Respect all posted warnings, closures, notices and signs while using other park trails.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Prince Edward Island Tour Guide
Your drive to Clark's Lane Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Prince Edward Island National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Cavendish Grove0:00 / 0:30
“You're coming up on Cavendish Grove, a picnic area named for its stand of sugar maples, a rarity on the island.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Prince Edward Island Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Maples Behind the Beach
- Green Gables Heritage Place
- Oceanview Lookoff
- Cavendish Campground and Homestead Trails
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Trail guide
Hiking Clark's Lane Trail
A short link through the parkClark's Lane Trail is an easy, 1.
Clark's Lane Trail is an easy, 1.2 km one-way multi-use route from Cavendish Grove into the connected trail network toward Cavendish Dunelands and Cavendish Beach. It is mainly a practical walk or bike ride rather than a destination hike. Allow about 30 minutes one way; returning by the same route takes roughly an hour.
What the walk is likeFrom the Cavendish Grove access, the route follows a broad asphalt-and-packed-gravel path…
From the Cavendish Grove access, the route follows a broad asphalt-and-packed-gravel path through the day-use area, then along fields and forest edges. It stays flat overall, with one short steep section. The open lawns and wooded stretches give the walk some variety, and the payoff is the easy link to longer beach and dune walks rather than a summit or overlook. At the junctions, keep to the Clark's Lane connection if you are heading toward the Dunelands side; Cavendish Beach Trail branches off separately.
Make it workUse the Cavendish Grove access at 8780 Route 6.
Use the Cavendish Grove access at 8780 Route 6. The day-use area has a washroom and picnic setting. Take care at the crosswalk on Grahams Lane. Dogs are allowed on a leash. Outside the maintained season, trails are not maintained and emergency services are limited. If you want more scenery, continue into Cavendish Beach Trail or choose Cavendish Dunelands as a separate, longer walk.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Prince Edward Island
100 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
95 sightingsOspreyMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
67 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
104 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
97 sightingsSnowshoe HareMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
13 sightingsMuskratMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Prince Edward Island. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
