Matthews Head

Matthews Head: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Matthews Head

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Matthews Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.56683, -64.96795. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matthews Head

• Cape Enrage · beach · Albert · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lockhart Lake · lake · Albert · ~25 km · Must-see
• Toms Island · river spot · Albert · ~26 km · Must-see
• Taylor Lake · lake · Albert · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fundy Footpath · trek · Saint John · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gordon Falls · waterfall · Albert · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Island · river spot · Albert · ~40 km · Must-see
• Isle Haute Lighthouse · river spot · Saint John · ~44 km · Must-see
• Albert County Museum · museum · Albert · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cassidy Lake · lake · Kings · ~59 km · Must-see
• St. Martins Sea Caves · cave · Saint John · ~61 km · Must-see
• Macs Beach · beach · Saint John · ~62 km · Must-see
• Partridge Island Beach · beach · Westmorland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Nature Park · park · Albert · ~71 km · Must-see
• Squaws Cap · river spot · Albert · ~2 km
• Dickson Falls · waterfall · Albert · ~3 km
• Dickson Falls Long Loop Trail · waterfall · Albert · ~3 km
• Dickson Falls Short Loop Trail · waterfall · Albert · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Matthews Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Matthews Head

• Folly Mountain · viewpoint · Colchester · ~139 km · Must-see
• Mount Uniacke · viewpoint · Hants · ~143 km · Must-see
• Hells Kitchen · viewpoint · Albert · ~3 km
• Devils Hill · viewpoint · Albert · ~3 km
• Hastie Hill · viewpoint · Albert · ~8 km
• Kilpatrick Hill · viewpoint · Albert · ~8 km
• Rossiter Hill · viewpoint · Albert · ~10 km
• Sinclair Hill · viewpoint · Albert · ~12 km
• McManus Hill · viewpoint · Kings · ~21 km
• Fields Hill · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~22 km

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