Charlottetown historic walk: a self-guided route
A sample itinerary through the birthplace of Confederation, harbour to cathedral and back. About 2.5 km of flat walking. Every place below is in our stop library, so you can load this route in the app and start from wherever you're standing.
7 stops · walking pace · first 3 shown free
Map shows the 3 free stops. Travellers spend about 8 min at a stop on average.
- 1
Confederation Landing Park
Spend about 10 min
Start at the water. The delegates came ashore here in 1864 — the boardwalk plaques mark the landing and give you the harbour orientation for the rest of the walk.
- 2
Peake's Wharf Historic Waterfront
Spend about 10 min
The working end of the harbour. Look at the shipbuilding history panels, then walk the wharf out for the view back at the skyline of steeples.
- 3
Great George Street Historic District
Spend about 3 min
Walk uphill and read the street: brick and clapboard facades restored to the 1860s, each with a date plaque. It's the exact route the delegates took.
- 4
Unlocked with a 48-hour pass
- 5
Unlocked with a 48-hour pass
- 6
Unlocked with a 48-hour pass
- 7
Unlocked with a 48-hour pass
Unlock the remaining 4 stops
$2 buys a 48-hour pass: every stop on this walk, the full route and live directions.
Doing it with the app
The planner reorders these stops around wherever you're standing, gives you live directions between them, and shows the history and photos when you arrive. First three stops are free; the $2 day pass unlocks the rest for 48 hours. Store code from a local shop? The whole tour is on them.
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