Transportation and Public Works

Confederation Trails

The maintenance of Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Trail network is carried out by the Highway Maintenance Division of the Department of Transportation and Public Works.
Components of this maintenance include:

vegetation control

gate maintenance

signage and marking

drainage systems

bridges and causeways

fencing

materials

user amenities maintenance

all other Trail needs as required

There are approximately 366 kilometers of developed Trail, as well as 94 kilometers of undeveloped Trail.

Provincial Trail maintenance operations are divided into 3 zones and managed by a Zone Supervisor in: Georgetown, Charlottetown and Summerside. There are approximately 120 kilometers of Trail each of these zones.

The Confederation Trail Manager, Leo Gill, is responsible for all maintenance operations and staff and has an office located at the Provincial Headquarters of the Highway Maintenance Division.

To report a problem on the trail, use the Report Transportation Problems tool.

For more information on the inception and recreational uses of the Confederation Trail or to find out how your organization can request the use of a portion of the Trail for an upcoming event, please contact the Island Trails website.