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Yes runners will be fine. May want extra socks in your backpack I case your feet get damp as there can be some swampy bits on the paths and a misstep can get your feet wet. You will love the landscape and the views. Enjoy! Any other questions just ask.

id arrange for a taxi to pick you up at a certain place and time

I would say it depends on the weather! The area around La Manche toward Ferryland has a lot of cover in the woods.

We rented a car at the airport and we did that in advance of our arrival. There is a Newfoundland Tourism office at the airport that will tell you where the most recent icebergs are and give you directions. It's very easy to get around there and you can rent a vehicle with GPS. The downtown core is easily walkable. We did the boat tour called Gatheralls (family owned business) and the departure is Bay Bulls, just 1/2 hr south of St. Johns. A very cool iceberg was very close to the bay and in the vicinity of small rocky islands where lots of birds nest as well as Puffins. It was an extremely windy day where some gusts of winds would ram up your nostrils and make it hard to breathe through your nose. That only served to make the Puffins fly higher than normal:) Dress warm! I wore a jean jacket with a light down jacket with hood and gloves. If you have a thin touque that would work well to keep the hair from flying all around. It makes it tough to walk around on the boat but staff is there to assist you and overall it was a memorable part of our trip! A beautiful young gal that is the niece of the owner sang some local tunes for us which made it quite fun! The hike we did was just north of St. Johns in the area of Middle Cove and Upper cove. It was just a 15 min hike in from the parking lot. Again, ask at the Tourism office regarding hikes as there are many and varied. This hike was not to strenuous but you could hike up the hill higher once you're at the coastal area if you want more of a challenge.

Hi Belinda: The trailheads at Quidi Vidi Village (Sugarloaf Path) and Fort Amherst (Deadmans Bay Path) are within the city. I walked from my hotel near King's Bridge Road to Quidi Vidi Village. The trail has a great website with lots of information that may help you. Trip Advisor won't let me post a link, but Google the East Coast Trail Association and you will find it.

There are no accommodations on the hikes but you can do sections and stay in St. John's or the respective area where you are hiking! It is a very long trail so doing it all would take a long time I feel! There are booked published for each section of the trail and maps! I must!

We based ourselves in St John's and drove to the starting point of each trail

The spout trail was probably my favorite, it's a fairly long hike, start early in the morning, this is located on the Southern Shore.Bay Bulls area