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Magnetic Hill
Categories: Active Life Parks Local Flavour Parks, Local Flavour [Edit]
2875 Mountain RdMoncton, NB E1G 4R3
(506) 858-8841
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Magnetic Hill
2 reviews in English
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Review from Steve G.
3/22/2012
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.
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Review from Ian W.
9/8/2008 7 photos
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 (http://www.yelp.com/bi...), 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 1,100th Yelp review, and first milestone review in Canada, eh!
