Outdoors & Nature in Cabot Trail

14 places — trails, beaches, parks, and the wild beauty of Cape Breton Island

Type
Region

Green Cove Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park

trail

Lowland Cove Loop – Meat Cove

trail

Tenerife Mountain

trail

Sugarloaf Mountain Trail

trailmoderate · 3.00 km

Short steep climb up a distinctive cone-shaped mountain over Aspy Bay.

Broad Cove Mountain Trail

trailmoderate · 1.90 km

Short steep climb to a panoramic ridge over Ingonish and the Atlantic.

Lone Shieling Trail

traileasy · 0.80 km

Tiny loop through 350-year-old maples to a replica Scottish crofter's hut.

Jigging Cove Lake Trail

traileasy · 2.50 km

Quiet flat loop around a small forest lake near Neil's Harbour.

Meat Cove Mountain Trail

Meat Cove Mountain Trail

traildifficult · 3.00 km

Steep, rewarding climb behind the village to a Cape Breton summit panorama.

Polletts Cove Trail

traildifficult · 16.00 km

Demanding 16-km wilderness hike to a roadless meadow-and-beach valley north of the national park.

Cape Smokey Provincial Park Trail

trailmoderate · 11.00 km

Cliff-edge trail along a 366-metre headland with a gondola, suspension bridge, and viewing tower.

Aspy Trail

traileasy · 9.60 km

Gentle forest hike to a lookout over the broad Aspy Fault valley.

Coastal Trail

trailmoderate · 11.00 km

Rugged shoreline ramble between Black Brook and Halfway Brook with wave-carved cliffs and cobble beaches.

Franey Trail

traildifficult · 7.40 km

Steep climb to a granite summit with the best view of the Clyburn Valley and Atlantic coast.

Middle Head Trail

traileasy · 4.00 km

Easy peninsula walk past the Keltic Lodge to a tern-nesting headland between two bays.

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