Magnetic Hill

We had a great time at the zoo, the animals all looked happy and healthy. There was a lovely play ground as well, and a couple Places where we could go in and feed some deer and goats. The park has all paved walk ways that where clean and well maintained, all the animal enclosures were clean and well kept. There were lots of ducks many of which were free range so in some areas you need have to watch where you stepped, which was almost to be expected. It would have been nice if there was some concessions stands Open in the park, as we had to leave much earlier then we wanted to go get food. If you’re in the Moncton area with or with out children this is a nice way to spend an after noon.

This was really stupid.
If you have to pay, go to a hill near by and roll down it. Same experience.

Ok. First of all, I didn’t have to pay since it was November when I went, but I would be annoyed if they made me pay to do this. It was a little difficult to find, but not… it makes no sense.
Anyways…drive to the bottom of the hill, it feels like you are gong down hill at first, put your car in neutral and immediately it feels and looks like as if you are going up hill! It was so strange that I had to do this 3 – 4 times. I still don’t get it!

Worth the drive from Halifax? Well, kind of. I’ll admit it up front — I don’t get Magnetic Hill. In fact, I find it positively dull.
But there are other things to enjoy. The Magnetic Hill Zoo? Count me in! I visited last summer and had a lovely time. Mini Golf? That’s my jam. And while I haven’t tried Magic Mountain water park, I did enjoy lounging around on a deck in the sunshine, watching other people get wet.
The hill itself is a letdown if you ask me, but the overall experience of this area is worth a visit.

I enjoy trying out strange and fun things. I’ve heard that Magnetic Hill was one of Eastern Canada’s best known tourist attractions, which is touted as a GRAVITY DEFYING attraction where you drive your car to the bottom of the hill and your car rolls uphill in neutral. Wow!!!
Having been very disappointed by a similar attraction named «Spook Hill» located over 3,000 kilometers away in Lake Wales, Florida (
), I decided to check out Magnetic Hill to see if my car did roll uphill this time.
Located off of TC Highway 2 Exit 450 (Highway 126) adjacent to the Magic Mountain Water Park and Wharf Village, there are plenty of signs directing you to the Magnetic Hill attraction. A $ 5.00 per vehicle gate admission is charged (during peak season), and you are directed to a staging area to read further instructions (in English/​French):
1) Drive in right lane to the bottom of hill.
2) Pull over into left lane beside white post. (where the paved section becomes a dirt road)
3) Place vehicle in neutral.
4) Release foot from brake.
5) Guide your vehicle backwards up the hill.
Reluctantly with skepticism, we followed the instructions to a T and guess what???
Surprisingly to us, OUR CAR SEEMED TO ROLL BACKWARDS UPHILL FOR OVER 700 FEET! Well, Magnetic Hill is actually an ILLUSION with the surrounding terrain disguising the true horizontal level of the ground. The «secret» behind Magnetic Hill is illustrated on a sign at the adjacent Wharf Village (check out the posted review picture). This roadside illusion was pretty cool.
Overall, this pitstop off the highway was worth checking out on our way to Prince Edward Island. Now I can say that I’ve been to both Spook Hill in Florida and Magnetic Hill in New Brunswick, being impressed by the latter. That’s my 1,100^th Unilocal review, and first milestone review in Canada, eh!

A much-​hyped, yet somewhat amusing roadside attraction where your car does appear to roll uphill. Although it is impossible to see from the comfort of your car seat, the road does slope downhill, even though the adjacent topography makes it appear to be uphill. It is convincing, although the spectacle is promoted as though the feat was death-​defying.