Acknowledgements

The trail community has grown and Hike Nova Scotia, I consulted much larger in Nova Scotia in the regularly — so often that they must past decade and is populated by be hoping that I will wait another ten knowledgeable, passionate hiking en- years before undertaking the next re- thusiasts. It has been a rare pleasure, write. To all my colleagues, if I may after so many years of feeling nearly so address you: my thanks. alone in my interest in attracting On a personal note, I wish to espe- more people into Nova Scotia out- cially thank the Lappin family — doors, on foot, that I now see that I Joseph, Susan, and their children — am only one member of a large and who hosted me for seven months growing society of organized hikers while I hiked more than 150 routes and walkers. and 2,500 km (1,500 mi) while re- These dedicated people are in- volved with the construction and maintenance of paths and the organ- ization and promotion of activities on the province’s pathways. So, when I publicly announced that I wanted to write the next edition of Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, they quickly and un- reservedly organized to provide me with information about new routes, make suggestions for which trails to include or delete, and provide answers to any questions I directed to them. Many, many individuals contri buted, and I am grateful for their assistance. Several groups, in particu- lar the Cape to Cape Trail Association

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searching Hiking Trails of Mainland with each one. Hopefully, we will Nova Scotia and Hiking Trails of have the opportunity to continue to Cape Breton. Considering how often improve on many occasions in the I returned to their doorstep after a future. multi-day expedition, sodden, grubby, and extravagantly mosquito ravaged, Michael Haynes they deserve my most sincere appre- June 2012 ciation. Finally, I must mention the work of my publisher, Goose Lane Editions. Together we have produced hiking guidebooks since 1995, works which I consider to be among the finest examples of their genre in North America. Goose Lane, unquestion- ably, deserves a great deal of the credit. We have collaborated eight times so far, and made improvements

340 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Updates from Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, 8th edition

The following trails — detailed in The following trails — outlined in Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, 8th edi- Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, 8th tion, but NOT included in this volume edition, but NOT included in this — remain essentially the same as edition — have been replaced as previously described and are still noted, or altered slightly, and are still recommended: recommended:

Halifax – Marine Drive: Halifax – Marine Drive: BLT Trail McNabs Island: some changes from Guysborough Short Trails the profile included in the 8th edition. Evangeline Scenic Travelway: White Lake Wilderness Trail: now Mickeys Hill known as South Granite Ridge Trail Glooscap Scenic Travelway: Partridge Island Evangeline Scenic Travelway: Balancing Rock/Sentier Piau: the Lighthouse Route Scenic Travelway: farthest section of Sentier Piau Aspotogan Rail Trail has washed away Centennial Trail The Hawk Lighthouse Route Scenic Travelway: Port L’Hebert Wedgeport Tuna Museum: some changes from the profile Sunrise Scenic Travelway: included in the 8th edition Fitzpatrick Mountain Jitney/Samson/Albion Trails Sunrise Scenic Travelway: Wallace Bridge Cape George: a different section of the trail system is outlined in this edition

341 56. Mersey River

The following trails — described in Evangeline Scenic Travelway: Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, 8th edi- Moses Mountain tion, and the first two printings of this (9th) edition but NOT included in this Glooscap Scenic Travelway: volume — have changed dramatically Five Islands Provincial Park: Red over the years. Head Trail no longer usable

These trails are NOT recommended:

Halifax – Marine Drive: Salmon River: replaced by Crowbar Lake Trail Cape St. Marys

342 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Select Bibliography

The following list includes some of the texts I used for research for my hikes, but it omits all of the brochures, management plans, and other similar documents that were, at times, invaluable to my studies. In addition to the written materials, there were many conversations that proved as helpful as any book. I acknowledge my debt to them all.

Billard, Allan. 2007. Waterfalls: Nova Scotia’s Masterpieces. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax. Claridge, E., and B.A. Milligan. 1992. Animal Signatures. Nimbus Publishing and The Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax. Cunningham, Scott. 2000. Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax. Davis, D.S., and S. Browne. 1996. The Natural History of Nova Scotia. Nimbus Publishing, The Nova Scotia Museum, and Communications Nova Scotia, Halifax. 2 vols. Gesner, Abraham. 2010. Remarks on the Geology and Mineralogy of Nova Scotia. Nabu Press. Haynes, M.C. 2002. Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia, 8th edition. Goose Lane Editions. Fredericton. Moreira, W., N. Green, and T. Sheppard. 2005. Keji: A Guide to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax. Roland, A.E., and Marion Zinck. 1998. Flora of Nova Scotia. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax. 2 vols. Saunders, Gary. 2001. Discover Nova Scotia: Ultimate Nature Guide. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax. Towers, Julie. 1995. Nova Scotia Wildlife. Nimbus Publishing and The Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax. Tufts, Robie. 2007. Birds of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. Nimbus Publishing, Halifax.

343 Web Pages

The URLs listed below were current as of July 2012. Regrettably, organizations often change their Web addresses, so if you find that a listed link does not work, I recommend that you copy the site’s name and paste it into your preferred Internet Search Engine. This should direct you to the new link. Updated links will be posted on the Hiking Trails of Nova Scotia blog at http:// hikingnovascotia.blogspot.ca/ as they are discovered. You may also contact us on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HikingTrailsOfNovaScotia.

A. Outdoor Associations Bicycle Nova Scotia: http://www.bicycle.ns.ca/ Canadian Volkssport Federation: www.walks.ca Climb Nova Scotia: www.climbnovascotia.ca Dartmouth Volksmarch Club: www.dartmouthvolksmarchclub.com Explore Nova Scotia: www.explorenovascotia.com Friends of Taylor Head Provincial Park: http://friendsoftaylorhead.com/ Hike Nova Scotia: www.hikenovascotia.ca Musquodoboit Trailway Association: www.mta-ns.ca Nature Nova Scotia: www.naturens.ca/ Nova Scotia Bird Society: http://nsbs.chebucto.org/ Nova Scotia Trails Federation: www.novascotiatrails.com Orienteering Association of Nova Scotia: http://orienteeringns.ca Trail Information Project: www.trails.gov.ns.ca Trans Canada Trail: www.tctrail.ca

B. Park/Trail Web Sites Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea Rails to Trails Association: http://www. halifax.ca/trails/BeechvilleLakesideTimberleaRailstoTrailsAssociation. html Blomidon Provincial Park Brochure: www.novascotiaparks.ca/brochures/ Blomidon.pdf

344 Cape to Cape Trail: www.capetocapetrail.ca Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Brochure: www.capechignecto.net/overview/ 2007_colour_park_brochure.pdf Cape Split Provincial Park Reserve Preliminary Management Plan: www.gov. ns.ca/natr/parks/management/capesplit01.asp Chain of Lakes Trail Map: www.halifax.ca/districts/dist17/documents/ Chain_Of_Lakes_Trail_revised_March17.pdf Cobequid Eco-Trails Society: www.cobequidecotrails.ca Crowbar Lake Trail Map: http://seacoasttrail.com/drupal/sites/default/files/ CrowbarLake_TrailHandout.pdf Guysborough County Trails: www.gcrda.ns.ca/play/trails Kejimkujik National Park: www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/index.aspx Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park Brochure: http://www.novascotiaparks.ca/ brochures/JerryLawrence08.pdf Municipality of Colchester Trails: www.colchester.ca/trails Municipality of the District of Shelburne Trails Brochure: www.town. shelburne.ns.ca/rails-to-trails-project.html St. Margaret’s Bay Rails to Trails Brochure: www.halifax.ca/rec/documents/ SMBRailsToTrails.pdf Taylor Head Provincial Park Brochure: www.novascotiaparks.ca/brochures/ TaylorHeadTrail.pdf The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail: http://wrweo.ca/BluffTrail Thomas Raddall Provincial Park Brochure: www.novascotiaparks.ca/ brochures/thomasraddall.pdf Tidnish Dock Provincial Park: www.novascotiaparks.ca/brochures/ TidnishDock04.pdf Uniacke Estate Trail Brochure: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/site-museum/media/ UEMP/UEMPBrochure.pdf Walking Trails in the Annapolis Valley: www.annapolis-valley-vacation.com/ walking-hiking.html Victoria Park: www.truro.ca/vic-park.html

C. Animals Bear Brochure, Parks Canada: www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/inc/PM-MP/visit/ visit12a_e.pdf Birds of Nova Scotia: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bons.htm Coyote Information: www.gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/nuisance/coyotes-faq.asp

Web Pages 345 Moose Information: www.gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/large-mammals/mmoosefaq. asp Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Article Index: www. gov.ns.ca/natr/wildlife/CONSERVA/

D. General Interest Atlantic Canada Geocaching Association: http://www.atlanticgeocaching. com Explore Nova Scotia: www.explorenovascotia.com Heart & Stroke Walkabout: www.walkaboutns.ca Keep It Wild Brochure: www.gov.ns.ca/nse/protectedareas/docs/KeepItWild_ recreation.pdf Leave No Trace Canada: www.leavenotrace.ca Natural History of Nova Scotia: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/ umbrell2.htm Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources: www.gov.ns.ca/natr Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History: http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh Nova Scotia Provincial Park Events: www.novascotiaparks.ca/misc/park_ events.asp Parks Canada: www.pc.gc.ca Pet Friendly Travel: www.petfriendlytravel.com/dog_parks_canada Province of Nova Scotia Wilderness Protected Areas: www.gov.ns.ca/nse/ protectedareas/wildernessareas.asp Tick Information, Nova Scotia: http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/publications/ 06037_LymeDisease_Pamphlet_En.pdf Trees of Nova Scotia: http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/forestry/treeid/

E. Weather Weather Network: www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cans0057

F. Cellphone Coverage Bell: www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_Cvg_Travel.page Rogers: www.rogers.com/business/on/en/smallbusiness/rogers/coverage/ Telus: www.telusmobility.com/en/NS/Canada/3Gplus.shtml

346 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Index of User Tips and Sidebars

User Tips Sidebars Bandana 38 Abandoned Railroads 235 Bear Encounter 124 Aboiteau 79 Blisters 38 Acadian Forest 249 Break in Your Hiking Shoes 106 Bald Eagle 245 Call of Nature 169 Barachois Ponds 197 Cellphones 157 Basalt Shield 91 Cliffs 95 Black Bear 125 Don’t Leave the Trail 218 Black-Capped Chickadee 275 Etiquette 25 Boreal Chickadee 73 First Aid Kit 336 Food 224 Footwear 106 GPS/Compass 263 Hiking with Dogs #1 90 Hiking with Dogs #2 117 Hiking with Dogs #3 126 Hunting Season 177 Hypothermia 85 Layering 85 Leave No Trace 156 Map 335 Mosquitoes 137 Poison Ivy 279 Prepare for the Worst 168 Rain Gear 246 Start Easy 42 Sunscreen 244 Tell Someone 297 Trails Are Not Always Easy to Follow 128 Water Filtration 234 Whistle 286

Jack pine

347 Bunchberry 186 Moose 32 Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 121 National Historic Site 300 Cape to Cape Trail 250 Natural Guysborough County 51 Changing Coastlines 209 Osprey 180 Coyote 109 Piping Plover 331 Drumlin 192 Pitcher Plant 65 Ducks Unlimited 278 Red Pine 215 Dune Systems 36 Red Trillium 84 Eastern Hemlock 292 Richard John Uniacke 131 Fish Ladder 55 Ruffed Grouse 56 Gold Mining 288 Sea Stacks 142 Gulls 212 Shorebirds 153 Hike Nova Scotia 156 Snapping Turtle 327 Jack Pine 44 Spruce 240 Karst Topography 140 Stranger than Fiction 271 Krummholz 33 Thomas Raddall 226 Mayflowers 130 Trans Canada Trail 68 Mi’kmaq Archaeological Site 154 Wilderness Protected Areas 254

23. Cape Chignecto Provincial Park

348 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Index

#5 Radar Unit Trail 62, 63 Atlantic Ocean 11, 18, 55, 71, 209 9 Mile River Trail 23, 134-137 Avalon Pool 255

A B Admiral Lake Loop 57 Back Harbour 181 Advocate Bay 144 Back Harbour Trail 181 Advocate Harbour 143 backpack 17 Aenon Baptist Church 193 Balancing Rock 91 Alder Brook 154, 155, 157 Balancing Rock/Sentier Piau Trail 341 alders 54, 126, 269, 279, 330 Ballantynes Brook 240 Allendale 234 Ballantynes Cove 241 Alpena Rapids 119, 121 Barren Lake 46 Amherst 68, 139, 257, 269 Barrens Trail 129 Amherst Point 139, 140 Bass River 159, 163, 167 Amherst Point II Bird Sanctuary 140 Baxter State Park (Maine) 143 Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary Bay of Fundy 12, 86, 88, 91, 93, 105, 106, Trail 23, 138-141 107, 142, 143, 167, 271 Andrew’s Plateau 262 Bay to Bay Trail 23, 181-184 Annapolis County 12 Bayers Lake 42 Annapolis River 76, 77, 78, 123 Bayers Lake Business Park 41, 42 Annapolis Valley 10, 77, 78, 91, 144, 217 Bayers Lake Loop 57 Annapolis Valley Trail System 76, 115 bear 18, 29 Annis River 116 Bear River 115 Antigonish 32, 239, 247 Beartrap Cove 200 Antigonish County 9, 250 Beaverskin Lake 304, 316 Antigonish Harbour 247, 248 beech 54, 113 Antigonish Highlands 239 Beech Grove 322 Antigonish Hiking and Biking Trails Beech Grove Trail 322 Association 247 Beechville – Lakeside Timberlea (BLT) Trail Arch Brook 146 10, 13, 28, 29, 30, 31, 39, 41, 42, 67, 341 Arch Cabin 145 Belleisle Marsh 77 ash 249 Belleisle Marsh Trail 22, 76-79 white 325 Belleisle Marsh Wildlife Management Area Ashburn Golf Club 40 Project 77 Aspotogan Rail Trail 341 Bible Hill 149 Aspotogan Trail 67 Big Bald Rock Brook 147

349 Big Bald Rock Campsite 144 Brier Island 87, 90, 91 Big Bauld Rock Brook. See Big Bald Rock Brier Island Lodge 86, 87, 88, 90 Brook Brier Island Trail 22, 86-90, 340 Big Brook 122, 124 Broad Cove 146, 209 Big Dam 301 Broad Cove (village) 209 Big Dam Lake 284, 286, 291, 294, 295, 296 Brookfield 135 Big Pond 90 Brooklyn 185 Big Red Lake 302 bug repellent 17 Big Sky Lookoff 59, 60 Bull Beach 71 Big View Lookoff 58 bunchberries 108 Bill’s Falls 254 Burntcoat Head 169 birch 113, 140, 241 white 44, 184, 248, 278 C yellow 32, 249, 254 C. Ernest Harrison & Sons Ltd. 175 Birchview Lookoff 58, 59 Canadian Military Engineers’ Bridges for Black Brook 128, 129, 165, 222 Canada Program 184 Black Duck Cove 34-36, 51 Canadian National Railway 39, 119 Black Duck Cove Trail 22, 34-38 Canadian Wildlife Act 278 Black Duck Ponds 42 Canadian Wildlife Service 278 Black River 111 Canning 81, 93 Blackberry Run Lakes 62 Canso 35, 37, 47, 61 Blomidon Provincial Park 81 Canso Causeway 9 Blomidon Provincial Park Trail 22, 74-75, Canso Coastal Granite Barrens 51, 61 80-84 Cape Blomidon 168 Bluenose 181 Cape Breton Island 9, 62, 239, 241, 247 Bluff Loop 13, 15, 22, 28, 31 Cape Chignecto 23, 103, 132, 142, 143, Bluff Point 34, 36 146, 148, 250 Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail – Bluff Loop, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park 142, 143 The 13, 29-31 Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Trail 23, Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail, The 13, 132-133, 143-148, 348 22, 57 Cape d’Or 144, 146 Bobs Bluff 72 Cape Enfumé. See Cape Smokey Bobs Bluff Lookoff 70 Cape George 250 Bog View Lookoff 59 Cape George Lighthouse 238, 241 Bohaker Falls 106 Cape George Trail 24, 238-241, 341 Bohaker Trail 106, 107, 108 Cape Split 18, 93, 94, 96, 146 Bonnet Lake Barrens Wilderness Protected Cape Split Trail 23, 92-96 Area 61, 63, 64 Cape St. Louis. See Cape George Borden Brook 84 Cape St. Marys Trail 342 Borden Brook Trail 80, 83 Cape to Cape Trail 341 Brand Passage Lighthouse 86 Carey Brook 144, 147 Breakneck Hill 122, 124 Caribou 245 Brick Kiln 168 Caribou Harbour 245 Bridgetown 76, 77, 119, 123 Caribou Island 245 Bridgewater 39, 119, 189 Caribou – Munroes Island 243

350 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Caribou – Munroes Island Provincial Park Coastal Hardwood Ridge Trail 229 Trail 24, 242-245, 305 Coastal Trail 35 Catherine’s Lookoff 262 Cobequid Bay 150, 152, 153 Centennial Trail 341 Cobequid Bay Lookoff 149, 150, 151 Central Colchester Waste Water Treatment Cobequid-Chedabucto fault 176 Facility 150 Cobequid Eco-Trails Society 251, 261 Chain Lake Brook 162 Cobequid Escarpment Trail 160 Chain Lake Brook Camping Area 162 Cobequid Hills 175 Chain Lake Stream 163, 164 Cobequid Mountains 32, 159, 250, 257, Chain Lake Stream Camping Area 164 261 Chain of Lakes 15 Cobequid Trail 23, 149-153 Chain of Lakes Trail 10, 22, 39-42, 68 Cobrielle Lake 316 Channel Lake 283, 284, 295 Colchester County 9, 12, 149, 167 Channel Lake Stillwater 285 Cole Harbour 61 Channel Lake Trail 25, 282-286, 291, 296, Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq 155 297, 298, 310-311 Cooks Brook 192 Chapel Gully 35-38 Cooks Cove 50 Chapel Gully Trail 22, 35-38 Cove Beach 226 Charlies Brook 108 Cove Brook 240 Charlies Cove 108 Cove Lake 228 Charlies Trail 105, 106, 107, 108 Cow Cove 89 Chebogue Meadows 185 coyotes 18 Chebogue Meadows Wildlife Interpretive Cranberry Lake 30, 31 Trail 24, 185-188 Crawfords Lookoff 58, 59 Chebogue River 188 Crescent Beach 200 Chedabucto Bay 35, 47, 48, 50, 61, 62 Crooked Falls 52 Chester 189, 192, 193 Crooked Falls Trail 56 Chester Basin 193 Crowbar Lake 46, 97 Chester Basin Playground 190, 193 Crowbar Lake Trail 19, 22, 26-27, 43-46, Chester Connector Trail 24, 189-193, 208 57, 97, 342 Chester Spur 39 Cumberland County 10, 12, 250 Chickadee Trail 258 chickadees D black-capped 279 Davison Mill Trail 118, 120 boreal 279 Debert 154, 155 Chignecto Marine Transport Railway 269, Debert Mi’kmawey Trail 23, 104, 154-157 271 Delaps Cove 105 Chignecto National Wildlife Area 139 Delaps Cove Trail 23, 99, 105-108 Chocolate Lake 40 Denys, Nicolas 239 Christy and Alex’s Lookoff 260, 262 Department of Natural Resources 18 Christy Field 143, 145 Devil’s Bend 158, 160 Christy Field Campsite 145 Devil’s Bend Trail 23, 158-161, 162, 201 Church Point 87 Dickie Brook Power Station 50 Clark Lake 128, 129 Digby 87, 105, 235 clothing 17 Digby County 9, 12, 115

Index 351 Digby Gut 108 first aid kit 17 Digby Neck 91 First Chain Lake 40 Digby-Saint John Ferry 108 First Cow Lake 62 Diligent River 175, 176 First Settlers Cemetery 198, 209 Dipsy Doodle 256, 258, 259 Fitzpatrick Mountain Trail 341 dogs 13, 90, 117, 126, 181, 189, 211, 231, Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area 29 269 Five Islands 142, 168, 342 Dominion Atlantic Railway 115 Flat Rocks 36 Dover Harbour 36 Folly Lake 257 Douglas, Nelson 288 food 16, 17 Douglas Street Recreation Centre 170, 173 Ford, Charles 288 Dr. Jim Vibert Memorial Trail 172, 173 Forest Glade Trail 136 Druhan Trail 272, 275 Fort Lawrence 271 Drumlin Field Trail 129, 130 Founder’s Trail 274 Ducks Unlimited 139, 188, 277, 278 Francis, James 105 Frederick Lake 31 E French Cove 38 eagles, bald 277 French Lookout 146 East River 69, 189 French Village Station. See Upper Eatonville 144, 146, 148 Tantallon Eatonville Brook 148 Friends of Kejimkujik 283 Eatonville Campsite 145 Frozen Ocean Lake 284, 285, 286, 292, Economy 142, 159, 163, 167, 168 295, 298 Economy Falls 158, 159, 161, 163, 165 Economy Falls Trail 158, 161, 162, 163, 165 G Economy Mountain 142, 168 Gaff Point 195, 196, 197 Economy Point 167, 168, 169 Gaff Point Trail 24, 178-179, 194-197 Economy River 160, 162, 164, 165, 168 Galloping Brook 157 Economy Trail 166, 167 Gaspereau River 110, 111, 112 Eel Weir 295, 303, 304, 313, 316 Gaspereau River Trail 23, 102, 110-113 Enfield 135 Gibraltar Rock Loop 57, 58, 59 Ernst Brook 184 Glasgow Harbour 38 Escarpment Trail 158, 162 Glenholme 143 Evangeline Scenic Travelway 12, 15, 22, Glooscap Scenic Travelway 12, 15, 23, 75-131, 341, 342 133-177, 341, 342 Evangeline Trail 10 Gold Mines Trail 25, 287-290 Gooseberry Cove 88 F Grafton Brook 313 Fairmont Ridge Hiking Trail System 247 Grafton Lake 287, 313, 325 Fairmont Ridge Trail 24, 246-249 Grahams Cove 88 Farish Lake 116 Grand Passage Lighthouse 88 Ferrona Junction 47 Granite Lake 45, 46 fir 156, 267 Granville Ferry 105 balsam 32, 106, 318 Grassy Island Pool 54 Fire Tower Trail 303, 315 Green Bay 199, 200

352 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Green Bay – Broad Cove Trail 24, 198-200, Hemlock and Hardwoods Trail 25, 285, 209 286, 291-294, 295, 296, 297, 307 Green Forest Trail 134, 135, 136, 137 Hemlock Cathedral Trail 134, 137 Green Head 90 Hemlock Pool 54 Green Point 200 hemlocks 43, 60, 112, 136, 137, 171, 172, Green Point Pond 200 248, 249, 266, 267, 273, 274, 285, 292, gulls 212, 244 294, 321, 322, 323, 325, 327 great black-backed 212 eastern 141, 249, 291 herring 212 Henderson Brook 258 Gully Lake 255 Herring Rock Trail 227, 228 Gully Lake Brook 255 High Head 257, 259 Gully Lake – Nuttby Hiking Trail System High Head Lookoff 256 251 High Head Trail 19, 24, 236-237, 256-259 Gully Lake Trail 24, 251-255 Hike Nova Scotia 7, 8 Gully Lake Wilderness Area 254 Hirtle Beach 209 Guysborough 32, 47 Hirtles Bay 196 Guysborough County 12, 51 Hirtles Beach 195, 197 Guysborough Harbour 47 Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Guysborough RailTrail 47 Canada 300 Guysborough Shoreline Trail 13, 22, Hortons Cove 50 47-51, 68 Hot House Trail 127 Guysborough Short Trails 341 Hubbards 67 Guysborough Trail Association 48 Hubley 67 hunting 14, 18 H hunting season 14, 18 Hadley Beach 48 Hurricane Juan 43 Halfway Cove 61 Hutt Lake 193 Halifax 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 22, 29, 39, 43, 53, 57, 67, 68, 71, 127, 131, 135, 184, 189, I 221, 231, 235, 341, 342 Indian Hill 31 Halifax and Southwestern Railway 67, Indian Hill Loop 30, 31 221 Inness Brook 298 Halifax – Marine Drive 15, 27-73 Interpretive Trail 80, 83 Hants County 12, 135, 140 Isaacs Harbour 330 Harbour Rocks Trail 328, 330 Islands Provincial Park 222, 224 Harris Bluff 88 Isle Haute 142 Harrison, C. Ernest 175 Isle Madame 62 Hawk Trail, The 341 Isthmus of Chignecto 271 Hay Marsh Loop 31 Hays Cave 140 J Headlands Trail 166, 168 Jacob’s Ladder 170, 173 Hebron 211, 214 Jakes Landing 318, 319 Hebron – Yarmouth Trail 24, 210-211, Jane’s Falls 260, 263 213-214 Jeremys Bay Campground 283, 291, 295, Hectanooga Trail 23, 102, 114-117 317, 318, 319

Index 353 Jerry Lawrence Provincial Park 69 Laytons Lake 139, 140, 141 Jitney/Samson/Albion Trails 341 Leattie Brook 263 Jodrey Trail 80, 81, 82, 83 Lepper Brook 171, 172, 173 Joe Tom Bog 336 Lepper Brook Dam 172 John Lusby Marsh 139 Lewis Lake Provincial Park. See Jerry Juniper Brook 252, 254, 255 Lawrence Provincial Park Juniper Head Trail 251 Liberty Lake 295, 298, 301 Liberty Lake Loop 295 K Liberty Lake Trail 25, 284, 286, 291, 294, Katimavik Trail 258, 259 295-304, 333, 334, 337 Keddy Pond 184 Lighthouse Route Scenic Travelway 12, Kedge Beach 318, 319 15, 23, 179-235, 341 Keef Point 34, 36 Lighthouse Trail 10 Kejimkujik 283 Liscomb 53 Kejimkujik Lake 319, 324, 325, 326, 327, Liscomb Lodge 52, 53 333 Liscomb River 53, 54, 55 Kejimkujik National Park 10, 11, 12, 15, Liscomb River Trail 22, 52-56 25, 217, 281-337, 313, 317, 321, 325 Little Bald Rock Brook 146 Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct 228 Little Bauld Rock Brook. See Little Bald Kejimkujik Visitor Centre 320, 321, 322, Rock Brook 323 Little Bauld Rock Campsite 144 Kelly Junction 58, 59, 60 Little Caribou Island. See Munroes Island Kelly Meadow Lookoff 58 Little Dover 34-36 Kennetcook 135 Little Pond 90 Kenomee Canyon Trail 19, 23, 162-165, Little Pond Cove 87, 90 202-203 Little Port Joli Basin 328, 331 Kenomee Trail Society 159 Little Red Lake 302 Kentville 115 Little Split Rock 96 Ketchum, Henry 271 Liverpool 225, 226, 329 Keyhole Brook 144, 147 Long Beach 242 Keyhole Campsite 144 Long Island 91 Kingsburg Coastal Conservancy 195 Long Lake Pool 54 Kings County 12, 111, 245 Long Lakes Brook 53, 56 Long Point 200 L Longview Lookoff 58, 60 Lafarge Paradise 122, 123, 129 Lookoff Trail 80, 82, 83 LaHave Islands 195, 197, 199 Lovett Lake 42 LaHave River 195, 220 Lower Economy 167 Lake Annis 115, 117 Lower Marsh Lake 31 Lake Echo 46 Lower Truro 153 Lake Martha 129, 130 Lucifee Brook 302, 303 Lake Martha Loop 130 Lunenburg 68, 181, 184, 189, 195, 235 Lake Milo 214 Lunenburg County 12, 192, 195, 199 Lakeside Industrial Park 39 Luxton Brook 337 Lawrencetown 123

354 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition M Mill Cove Brook 148 MacDonald Family Cemetery 226 Mill Falls 320, 322 MacDonald House 225 Mill Falls Trail 25, 312, 320-323 MacKay-Lyons, Brian 196 Minas Basin 12, 80, 81, 82, 152, 166, 167 Mahone Bay 181 Minas Channel 92, 93, 94, 96, 144, 169 Mahone Bay (village) 184 Moody Barren Trail 227, 229 Maitland Bridge 288 moose 18, 29 Maple Swamp 188 Morash Trail 272, 274 maples 113, 116, 124, 165, 189, 217, 218, Moses Mountain Trail 342 219, 262, 318, 330 Mount Uniacke 127, 130, 131 red 32 Mt. Katahdin 143 sugar 32, 249, 254, 325 Municipality of Annapolis County 105 maps 16 Munroes Island 244 Marriotts Cove 189, 192 Murphy Brook 162, 165 Martins Brook 184 Murphy Brook Camping Area 162 Mason’s Cabin 295, 300, 302, 303, 313, Murphy Lake 130 314, 316, 333 Murphy Lake Trail 130 Mason’s Cabin Trail 25, 313-316 Mushaboom Harbour 72 Mayflower Trail 52, 53 Musquodoboit Harbour 43, 57, 58 McCaul Island 48 Musquodoboit River 59, 60 McClare, Horace 288 Musquodoboit Trailways Association 57 McClare, John 288 Musquodoboit Valley 59 McGahey Brook 144, 148 McGahey Canyon Trail 144, 145 N McGuire, Jim 287 Nature Conservancy of Canada 87, 195 McNabs Island 12, 341 Nature Conservancy of Canada Trail 86, McQuire, Jim 288 88, 90 Meadow Brook 60 New Germany 121, 217, 218, 220 Meguma Falls 252, 255 New Germany Lake 218 Merigomish 244 New Germany Trail 24, 216-220 Merrymakedge Beach 318, 327 New Glasgow 47, 243, 265, 273 Mersey River 25, 226, 283, 291, 295, 304, New Portugal Brook 262 313, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323 Newton Lake 162, 165 Mersey River Trail 25, 317-319, 342 Newton Lake Camping Area 165 Messenger House II 194, 196 Nictaux Canal 118, 120 Meteghan 87, 115 Nictaux Falls 119 Mickeys Hill Trail 341 Nictaux River 118-121 Middle River 193 Nictaux Station 119, 120, 121 Middle Sackville 127 Nictaux Station Trail 23, 118-121 Middleton 119, 217, 220 Nine Mile River 136 Mi’kmaq 154, 155, 240, 300 Norman Lake 130 Milford 135 North America Waterfowl Management Mill Brook 144, 145, 146 Plan 77 Mill Brook Campsite 145 North Granite Ridge Trail 22, 57-60, 98, Mill Cove 189 338

Index 355 North Mountain 78, 91, 105, 106 red 156, 157, 176 North Point 87, 88, 89 white 157, 184, 192, 248, 249, 287, North Sydney 68 292, 316 Northumberland Strait 12, 239, 243, 257, pitcher plant 65 269, 271, 277 Pitcher Plant Loop 134, 135 Nouvelle-France 79 Plover, piping 331 Nova Scotia Central Railway 119 Point, The 209 Nova Scotia Museum 131 poison ivy 18 Nova Scotia Nature Trust 195 Poison Ivy Falls 302, 304, 314, 316 Porters Lake 43, 46 O Porters Lake and Myra Road Wilderness Oakes Brook 121 Area Association 43 Old Barns 149 Port Felix 61 Old Mill Pond 48, 49, 50 Port Joli 227, 228, 229, 328, 330 Old Orchard Inn 111 Port Joli Head 329, 330 Ottawa ON 7 Port Joli Head Loop 330 Otter Lake 46 Port Joli Head Trail 328, 330 Otter Run Lakes 62 Port Joli Migratory Bird Sanctuary 229 Oxford 257 Port Joli Trail 227, 228 Port L’Hebert Trail 341 P Port Mouton 225, 329 Paddys Cove 168 Post Road Trail 128, 129 Paradise Hydro System Reservoir 122, 126 Pot Lake 30, 31 Parks Canada 283, 333 Pot Lake Loop 30, 31 Parrsboro 81, 93, 143, 159, 163, 167, 175 Powerhouse Pool 54 Partridge Island Trail 341 Prince Edward Island 239, 243, 244, 245, Peale Island 325 257 Pebbleloggitch Lake 313, 316 Psyche Cove 70, 72 Peggys Cove 67 Pugwash 257, 277 Pero Jack Cove 89 Peskawa Lake 295, 304, 313, 316 Q Peskowesk Lake 304, 316 Quarter Moon Lake 138, 140 Peskowesk River 316 Queens County 12 Pest House 36 Queensport 61, 65 Peter Point 325 Queensport Road 19 Peter Point – Snake Lake Trail 25, 324 Queensport Road Trail 22, 61-65, 98 Peter Point Trail 326-327 Petite Rivière 199 R Pictou 32, 239 Raddall, Edith Margaret (Freeman) 226 Pictou County 9, 12 Ranger Bluff 72 Pictou Island 243, 244 Red Head Trail 342 pine 43, 45, 116, 121, 157, 184, 222, 231, Red Lake Brook 301 234, 274, 283, 288, 291, 298, 316, 326, Red Rocks 148 336, 337 Red Spruce Trail 129, 130 Jack 45, 347 Refugee Cove 143, 144, 146, 147

356 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition Refugee Cove Brook 146 Shelburne Harbour 222, 224 Refugee Cove Campsite 144 Shelburne River 302, 313, 314 Ridge of Rocks 90 Shelburne Trail 24, 221-224 Rileys Island 53 Shepherds Island 224 Rissers Beach 200 Ships Channel 195, 197 River Hebert 138 shorebirds 152, 168, 244 Robin’s Run 256, 257 Six Mile Brook 266, 267 Rogart Mountain 260, 262 Six Mile Brook Trail 24, 264-267 Rogart Mountain Trail 24, 260-263 Ski Wentworth 256, 257 Roseway River 222, 223 Sloans Brook 108 Roseway River Trail 222, 223 Smiths Island 120 Round Lake 69 Snake Lake 325, 326 Roxbury 123, 126 Snake Lake Trail 325-326 Roxbury Trail 23, 122-124, 126 South Granite Ridge Trail 57, 58, 341 South Mountain 78, 121 S South Mountain Foothills 119 Sable Island 226 South Mountain Rolling Plain 119 Sable River 230, 231, 232, 234 South Shore 195, 231 Sable River (village) 231 South Shore Annapolis Valley Recreational Sable River – Canada Hill Multi-Use Trail Trail 217 230, 232 South Shore Annapolis Valley Recreational Salmon River 46, 49, 50, 149, 150, 151, Trails Association 119 252, 255 Southwest Pond Brook 61, 65 Salmon River Loop 45 Spanks Bridge 50 Salmon River Trail 342 Spicers Cove 146 Sandy Bay Trail 226, 227 Spriggs Brook 44 Sandy Beach 225 spruce 54, 62, 71, 72, 83, 96, 106, 116, Sandys Island 224 128, 130, 136, 140, 156, 176, 186, 197, Scotch Point 229 226, 232, 241, 254, 255, 267, 270, 279, Scots Bay 92, 93 298, 318, 330 Scott Trail 256, 258, 259 black 44, 240 Seal Brook 148 bog 240 Seal Cove 88, 144, 148 Norway 240 Seal Cove Brook 147 red 240, 248, 249, 294 Seal Cove Campsite 144 white 33, 71, 72, 164, 200, 240, 248, Seaside Adjunct 317, 329 270 Seaside Adjunct Trail 12, 25, 280-281, Square Camp Brook 315 312, 328-331 St. Catherines River 329 Second Chain Lake 40 St. Catherines River Beach 329, 331 Second Cow Bay Lake 62 St. Georges Bay 247 Semi Barren Trail 229 St. Lawrence River 271 Sentier de Clare 115 St. Margarets Bay Rails to Trails 22, 66-69 Sheet Harbour 53, 71 St. Margarets Bay Rails to Trails Shelburne 221, 224, 231 Association 67 Shelburne County 12 St. Mary’s Bay 86

Index 357 St. Paul’s Cemetery 64, 65 trilliums Stage Ponds 199 purple 94 Stewart Brook 298 red 83 Still Brook 285 Truro 10, 135, 149, 155, 168, 171, 172 Stoney Beach 146 Tuna Interpretive Centre 240 Sugar Moon Farm 260, 261, 262, 263 Tupsiey Sipu’ji’j. See Alder Brook Sunbowl Trail 259 Sunrise Scenic Travelway 12, 15, 24, U 237-279, 341 Uniacke Estate 130 sunscreen 17 Uniacke Estate Museum Park 127 Sydney 7 Uniacke Estate Trail 12, 23, 127-131 Uniacke Lake 129 T Upper Five Bridge Lake 31 Tangier 71 Upper Kingsburg 196 Tangier Grand Lake 32 Upper Marsh Lake 31 Tatamagouche 261 Upper Tantallon 67 Taylor Head 71 Usual Park Trail 170 Taylor Head Provincial Park 22, 70-71, 100-101 V Taylor Head Provincial Park – Bull Beach/ Victoria Park 10, 171 Bobs Bluff 22, 70-73 Victoria Park Trail 23, 170-173, 206 Tennycape 169 Thomas Cove 167 W Thomas Cove Trail 23, 166-169, 204-205 Waddell Falls 173 Thomas Meadow Brook 286, 298 Wallace Bay 276, 277, 278 Thomas Raddall Provincial Park 225 Wallace Bay National Wildlife Area Trail Thomas Raddall Provincial Park Trail 24, 24, 276-279 225-229, 306 Wallace Bridge Trail 341 Thompson Lake 129 Walls Brook 234 Three Sisters 142, 144, 147 Walton 169 Tidnish Bridge 269 Walton Shore 167 Tidnish Dock Provincial Park 269 Wamboldt Dam 118, 120 Tidnish Dock Trail 24, 268-271, 308-309 Wards Falls 174, 175, 177 Tidnish River 271 Wards Falls Trail 23, 174-177, 207 Tiverton 87 water 16 Tom Tigney River 231 Water Gauge Pool 54 Tom Tigney Trail 24, 230-234, 306 Waterfront Trail 214 Tor Bay 61, 62 Waverley – Salmon River Long Lake Torment Brook 298 Wilderness Area 43, 45 Trans Canada Trail 47, 48, 50, 57 Wedgeport Tuna Museum Trail 341 Tree O Trail 272, 275 Wentworth 257, 277 Trenton 24, 273 Wentworth Valley 257 Trenton Park Trail 272-275 West Ironbound Island 197 Trenton Steeltown Centennial Park 10, West Lake 46 273 West Lake Loop 45

358 Hiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia, 9th edition West Paradise 123 West River 298, 299, 301, 333, 336, 337 West River Trail 25, 299, 301, 302, 332- 337 Western Light 86, 89, 90 Western Shore 189 Westport 87, 89, 90 Westport Harbour 90 Wetlands Trail 128, 129, 170 Weymouth 115 Wharton 175 Whipple Point 89, 90 whistle 17 White Lake Wilderness Trail 341 White Rock 111 Widows Point 244 Willard Kitchener MacDonald Trail 252, 255 Willard’s Falls 252, 255 Willis Cemetery 264, 267 Witches Cauldron 137 Wolfville 111 Wood Island PE 245 Woodland Multi-Use Trail 231 Woodland Trail 80, 83

Y Yarmouth 115, 116, 185, 211, 213, 214, 221, 235 Yarmouth County 9, 12 Yarmouth County Rails to Trails Association 116 Yarmouth County Trail Association 114 Yarmouth County Trail Development Association 211 Yarmouth Trail 211

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