Winter Guided Hikes 2021 - February

Participants may win a “trail" prize. Thanks to our local partners for organizing the hikes on the ground and to The Trail Shop, Goose Lane Editions and the NS Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage for their support. Hikes are free or low-cost and a ll require pre-registration. See the details below for each hike. When hiking or snowshoeing, always be prepared for the conditions.

Trail/Hike name Date & Time Pre-registration required Cost / Do I bring Km Trail Directions / Hike Details Organization / Contact All hikes will take place with for all hikes as follows Person snowshoes? Return difficulty or without snow!

Fitzpatrick Mountain Hike February 7 [email protected] Free, Bring your 3.5 Moderate Meet at Deb's Hidden Cafe (4149 Scotsburn Road, Scotsburn) between 12 Cape to Cape Trail Committee of Scotsburn 1:00 PM suggested own noon and 12:45 for a 1pm start on foot or snowshoes from the cafe. You'll the Pictou County Trails donation Association snowshoes get a spectacular and rare view of the high ascending valley outside of $5 or Scotsburn with church steeples and pasture land accessed via a trail through Eric Wilson more a large, old growth hemlock grove and mixed Acadian hardwood stands. [email protected] capetocapetrail.ca

Acadian Conifers Hike February 7 https://docs.google.com/fo $5 / No snowshoes 4 Moderate Meet at the Deanery Project Parking Lot at 751 West Ship Harbour The Deanery Project Lower Ship Harbour 3:00 PM rms/d/117ZYJpI1P-heMcsxn person required - this Road, Lower Ship Harbour. The hike is focused on learning to Kim Thompson [email protected] 8U8bYvyDcNT8w3QL2ZLfv5 is a hike only identify the coniferous trees of the Acadian forest. event thedeaneryproject.com o__Q/edit

Arthur Young/LaHave River February 9 [email protected] or Free Snowshoes are 5 Moderate Meet at the Arthur Young Trail parking lot, adjacent to the Best Municipality of the District of Trail Snowshoe / Hike 1:00 PM 902-541-1343 available for Western Best Western on Trunk 10 at civic number 523 in Cookville. Lunenburg loan; booking Tissy Bolivar Cookville in advance [email protected] required www.modl.ca

Keppoch Summit Loop Night February 9 [email protected] Free Keppoch has 5 Moderate Meet at the Keppoch Mountain Lodge (193 Keppoch Road, Keppoch Mountain Hike 7:00 PM snowshoe Antigonish). This is a nighttime hike, please be sure to bring Paul basile [email protected] rentals headlamps, flashlights and changes of clothes for colder Antigonish available if www.thekeppoch.ca temperatures. needed, or bring your own

Warren’s Lake Hike February 13 [email protected] Free Bring your 3 Easy Meet in the parking lot entering Warren’s Lake on the Cabot Trail Hike the Highlands Ingonish 10:00 AM own (325 Warren Lake Road, Ingonish). Lisa Dixon [email protected] snowshoes www.hikethehighlands.com

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Windhorse Farm Hike February 15 [email protected] Free, Bring your 6 Moderate Meet at 129 Sarty Road, New Germany (Wentzell Lake area). The Lunenburg County Hikers New Germany 1:00 PM m donations own wooded trails are designed for a peaceful meditative walk. There are Janice Rand welcome [email protected] snowshoes some wet areas and some gentle elevations. www.facebook.com/lunenburgc ountyhikers

Family Day Family Hike February 15 [email protected], Free No snowshoes 1.6 Moderate Registration is required. Meet at the Eldridge Road Recreation Site (156 West Hants Regional Falmouth 10:00 AM 902-790-6976 or at required - this Eldridge Road, Falmouth). It will be a 1 km hike with activities and planned Municipality Kathy Johnston-Isenor https://app.bookking.ca/we is a hike only for families with young children. There will be activities along the route that event keep everyone engaged and having fun. Please pre-register everyone who [email protected] sthantspub/calendars/cours plans to attend with your family. Those who are pre-registered will be www.westhants.ca es/index.asp notified if we need to cancel due to COVID, ice, weather, etc.

Salt Springs Provincial Park February 15 [email protected] or Free Snowshoes will 1.5 Easy Meet at the Salt Springs Provincial Park front gate parking area Pictou Recreation and Parks and Hike 10:00 AM 902-485-2247 be provided (2532 Highway 4, Salt Springs.) Organized by the Recreation Pictou County Recreation Clare Steele for all who Departments of the County of Pictou and the Town of Pictou. Salt Springs register [email protected] www.townofpictou.ca

MARC Snowshoe / Hike February 20 [email protected] or Free Snowshoes are 6 Moderate Meet at the MARC at 33 Leary Fraser Road, Dayspring. Municipality of the District of Dayspring 10:00 AM 902-541-1343 available for Lunenburg loan; booking Tissy Bolivar in advance [email protected] required www.modl.ca

Ernst Woodlot Snowshoe / February 21 [email protected] or Free Snowshoes are 5 Easy Meet at 2373 Woodstock Road in Spondo Lake. Municipality of the District of Hike 2:00 PM 902-541-1343 available for Lunenburg loan; booking Tissy Bolivar Spondo Lake in advance [email protected] required www.modl.ca

Six Mile Brook Hike February 21 [email protected] Free Bring your 6 Moderate Meet at the Six Mile Brook Road kiosk and trailhead on Six Mile Brook Road Cape to Cape Trail Committee of Six Mile Brook, Pictou County 11:00 AM own in Six Mile Brook in Pictou County. Directions are found at the Pictou County Trails Assoc. capetocapetrail.ca/trails.aspx?tid=3. Trekking poles are recommended as Elaine Falconer snowshoes there is an elevation gain of 400 m. We’ll be snowshoeing into the [email protected] MacLachlan Bothy. capetocapetrail.ca

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Primrose Path Night February 27 [email protected] $10 Bring your own 2 Easy Meet at the main door of the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts (555 Ross Creek Centre for the Arts Snowshoe / Hike 6:30 PM each or snowshoes. Ross Creek Road, Canning). Visitor parking is to the left. Join us for Jamie MacLean [email protected] pay Some are Raclette afterwards with your snowshoeing partner or bubble! Canning available for www.artscentre.ca what Registration required! those who you can pre-register

Keppoch Big Allan Hike February 27 [email protected] Free Keppoch has 5.5 Easy Meet at the Keppoch Mountain Lodge (193 Keppoch Road, Keppoch Mountain Antigonish 11:00 AM snowshoe Antigonish). You will be able to warm up before or after by our Paul Basile [email protected] rentals outdoor fire pit. The Lodge may be open depending on health available if www.thekeppoch.ca restrictions. needed, or bring your own

Bell Bay Hike February 27 [email protected] Free Bring your own 4 Moderate Meet at the Bell Bay Golf Club. Find directions at Municipality of the County of Baddeck 6:00 PM s.ca or 902-294-0063 snowshoes or www.bellbaygolfclub.com/contact/. The Victoria County Active Victoria and Inverary Resort Lydia Kerr borrow in Living Department is teaming up with the Inverary Resort to offer a advance [email protected] guided snowshoe hike, complete with hot chocolate and bo fire to through the tiny.cc/0dr6tz Baddeck help you thaw upon return. Library

Moonlight Hike February 27 https://docs.google.com/fo $5 / No snowshoes 1 Moderate Meet at the Deanery Project Parking Lot at 751 West Ship Harbour The Deanery Project Lower Ship Harbour 6:30 PM rms/d/1AILwrsOCLvmDj5O6 person required - this Road, Lower Ship Harbour. This is an evening hike to appreciate the Kim Thompson [email protected] s41M7CWjKBs6rEN_MikkVx is a hike only forest in a different light. Bring a flashlight or headlamp. event thedeaneryproject.com M5JFk/edit

Medicine Trail Walk / February 28 902-275-3490 $15 / Bring them if 3 Moderate Meet at 3895 Highway 14 along Windsor Road at Card Lake Provincial Park. Municipality of Chester Snowshoe 10:00 AM person you have them The entrance will be cleared. Park along the entry road. Explore the Recreation and Parks - let us know if abundance of nature and learn how the wild plants growing around us can Jody Conrad Card Lake, New Ross you need to be used as food and medicine. At the end of our medicinal plant walk, the [email protected] borrow. conversation will continue around a pot of wild medicine tea. Bring a mug. www.chester.ca

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