Second Lake Provincial Park

Halifax Trails

HRM Trail Guide

Trail Summary

Off of the Cobequid road, near Sackville, Second Lake Provincial Park consists of “First Lake” and “Second Lake trails. The trail I took was “First Lake trail”, a pleasant hike on a maintained crushed rock, then flat gravel trail, along the shores of the lake. There is no signage to indicate the trail or if there are rules on it, but we met walkers, dogs both on and off leash, and bicycles. It’s an easy walk, though the crushed rock portion is very uneven after the winter and will hopefully be flattened out later in the season, maybe about a kilometer and a half one way, but of course you have to walk back to the parking lot. We even saw two Canada geese on the lake, a nice sign of spring.

We walked across the road to the entrance to the Second Lake Trail which looks like a good flat walking surface. Again, no signage to tell us distance or rules but we’ll have a go at that one soon. Seems like a nice place to go if you don’t want to have to travel too far to get to a trail near a lake.

Mosquitoes can be bad when they are in season. Swimming is recommended for Second Lake only. The area is home to over 200 species of wild flowers and plants.