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St Peter's to Mt Stewart
The area between these two villages is a hotbed for cycling. The section of the Confeder-
ation Trail closest to St Peter's flirts with the shoreline and rewards riders with an eyeful
of the coast. In Mt Stewart three riverside sections of the Confederation Trail converge,
giving riders and hikers plenty of attractive options within a relatively compact area.
Both the Confederation Trail and a
provincial tourist office
( 902-961-3540; Rte 2;
8am-7pm Jul & Aug, 9am-4:30pm Jun, Sep & Oct)
are found next to the bridge in St Peter's.
Sleeping & Eating
Inn at St Peters Village
INN $$$
$$$
(
800-818-0925, 902-961-2135;
www.innatstpeters.com
;
1168 Greenwich Rd; d $125-265;
)
Even with its large, comfortable rooms and stunning water views, the main reason to
come to this inn is to dine on some of PEI's finest fare at the sunset-facing restaurant
(lunch mains from $17, dinner mains from $22). Rooms are simply and elegantly decor-
ated with antique furniture, but even if you don't stay here we highly recommend stop-
ping in for a meal (even you, sweaty bikers).
Trailside Cafe & Inn
CAFE $$$
( 902-628-7833;
www.trailside.ca
;
109 Main St, Mt Stewart; mains $12-17)
It's a cafe, it's a mu-
sic venue, it's a cozy and affordable inn (rooms $89). In all ways this place exudes the
best of PEI. Grab a pot of mussels or a taster plate of local cheeses and a beer and let the
live local music tingle your spine. Check the website for showtimes and ticket sales.
If you can't make a nighttime show, try and make it to the Hillsborough River Gospel
Brunch, on every Sunday May through September for $20 including brunch.
CENTRAL PRICE EDWARD ISLAND
Central PEI contains a bit of all that's best about the island - verdant fields, quaint vil-
lages and forests undulating north to the dramatic sand-dune-backed beaches of Prince
Edward Island National Park. Anne of Green Gables, the engaging heroine of Lucy
Maud Montgomery's 1908 novel, has spawned a huge global industry focused on the
formerly bucolic hamlet of Cavendish. However, this being PEI, even its most savagely
developed patch of tourist traps and commercial detritus is almost quaint - freshly
painted and flower bedecked.
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