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Highland Hikes |
Schedule TBA
Come join us and start your day with a Highland
Hike along some of the finest hiking trails Nova
Scotia has to offer. All hikes begin at 10am
with participants gathering at the Highland
Games Administration Office at Columbus Field.
Coordinated transportation will be arranged to
hiking trail.
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Fairmont Ridge
Hiking Trail
A 11 kilometre set of six stacked loops that go
through a variety of terrain varying from rock
outcrops, gullies, and pastures to hardwood
groves and beautiful waterways. Views are
wonderful and wildlife is plentiful. A trail the
entire family can enjoy!
Cape George Hiking Trail
Offering 33 kilometres of connected loops and
linear sections. If you enjoyed hiking the
Fairmont Ridge Trail, then you will be amazed at
the beauty of this exceptional trail system. The
trail offers panoramic views at various points
on the trail at elevations of up to 600 feet
above sea level.
Chez Deslauriers Hiking Trail
Pomquet Acadian Trails; 6 km of coastal and
inland hiking trails along the shores of St.
George’s Bay. The trailhead, located at Chez
Deslauriers, is marked by a large map depicting
the trail system. The trail system includes 3
stacked loops and a 1 km linear coastal trail.
Directional signage is present along the trail.
Numbered markers are linked to a self-guided
interpretive brochure, available at Chez
Deslauriers. Highlights of the trail include an
amazing view of 20-metre high limestone and
gypsum cliffs overlain by glacial till (remnants
of a glacial drumlin), a barachois pond
surrounded by cranberry plants, 150-200 year old
white pine trees, various stages of forest
succession, a glacial erratic transported some 2
km by glaciers, and views of Cape Breton Island
in the distance.
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