Tag: #visitnovascotia
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Wards Falls
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Waterfall Trails Length: 6 km (return) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N45 25.392 W64 25.469 Litter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyTrailheadParking A popular swimming hole at the base of a waterfall. This is a short, fun hike along the North Branch Diligent River…
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Cobequid Escarpment Hiking Trail
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Waterfall Trails Length: 5.6 km (return) Difficulty: 4C Duration: 3 hours Book trailhead: N45 26.652 W63 55.681 TrailheadParking The middle section of the larger Kenomee trail system. In between the Devil’s Bend and Kenomee Canyon trails is the Cobequid Escarpment trail . This trail has two…
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Crowbar Hiking Trails
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Trekking Length: 6 km (return) Difficulty: 3D Duration: 3 hours Book trailhead: N44 47.738 W63 22.650 ParkingPets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadViewing area A short 6km route combining two of the five wilderness trails. One of few wilderness hiking options close to Halifax, Crowbar…
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Castle Frederick Farms Hiking Trails
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Historical Trails Length: 4 km (return) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N44 56.238 W64 13.064 Litter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadSnow-shoeingTransit accessParking Network of walking trails within a woodlot, containing archeological artifacts. These trails encompass a number of loops within Castle…
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Crystal Crescent Beach
On a hot summer morning, decided to drive down about 20 min from Halifax to Crystal Crescent Beach to check things out.
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Cape George Hiking Trails
Cape George Heritage Trails are a network of footpaths totalling 37kms about a half hour from Antigonish Nova Scotia. One of the first trails designed by local trail building guru Peter jackson, you park at the Cape George Heritage School along route 337.
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West Dover aka Land of Confusion
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Summit Trails Length: 4.2 km (loop) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 3 hours Book trailhead: N44.49628 W63.88142 Pets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadParking Overlooking Peggy’s Cove, a barren walk among the granite boulders. Locally known as the “ land of confusion, ” this is a short…
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Black Marsh Trail
While visiting family in Prince Edward Island, I decided to escape the house and drive up to the most western tip of the island to North Cape and walk 6km along the Black Marsh trail.
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Delaps Cove
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Historical Trails Length: 9 km (return) Difficulty: 3C Duration: 3 hours Book trailhead: N44 45.664 W65 38.943 TrailheadPets on leash / Dog friendlyParkingPicnic areaRestrooms / Pit Toilet Two short loop trails connected by an old government road. At the parking lot and trailhead, the Delaps Cove…
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Gaff Point Trail & Hirtle Beach
From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Off To The Beach Length: 6.8 km (return) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 2 hours Book trailhead: N44 15.935 W64 16.382 Litter ReceptaclePets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadParkingSwimming Out of the way beach with a rugged coastal hike. Start at the Hirtle’s Beach parking lot. Walk…