Hike Butter Pot Hill

The  Avalon Peninsula  of Newfoundland has some great coastal scenery; the major area it is lacking in is summit views. This all changed last night when we visited some friends at Butter Pot provincial park.  

The summit view

Located about 50 km east of St. John's, this provincial park is well used by RV'ers but not so much by tenters. We were invited by friends to hike the trail and I had low expectations;  was I ever wrong. It provided a good workout, the trail itself was in great shape, there were sections of bedrock to walk over, and it provided a great summit view of Conception Bay, and the central and Eastern parts of the Avalon. Check out the photos below, I am also including the trailhead coordinates because it is a bit difficult to find. 

Trailhead: 47.39438, -53.06306

The entrance to the Butter Pot Hill hiking trail. Surprisingly the trail is not called Butter Pot hill.

One of the few trail markers.

Sadly, there are no maps posted on the trail.

Newfoundland and Labrador's official plant, the Pitcher Plant.

Signage with Pegwood Pond on the left.

Pegwood Pond.

Beautiful Butter Pot Hill.

Sections of the climb up Butter Pot Hill had some great sections of bedrock to walk over.

The climb up had some very nice stairs.

Near the summit of Butter Pot Hill with Pegwood Pond in the distance.

The summit is getting closer.

Summit time.

Looking southeast from the summit.

Looking north from the summit.

Elevation profile for Butter Pot Hill.