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Difficulty: Easy - Moderate (Hills). View elevation profile. Facilities: Parking. Signage: Trail map at the trailhead. Interpretive panels on local natural features. Features: 5km loose gravel trail. Scenic pedestrian bridge. Hilly terrain, winding through wetlands & alongside Lake William. Still under construction with

Difficulty: Moderate (Distance/Inclines) Elevation profile. Facilities: Parking & benches. Signage: Map kiosks, kilometer markers & basic info. Features: 11km (one way) section of the Rum Runners Trail which extends from Halifax to Luneburg (123km).ย  Scenic Railway bridges with lofty

Difficulty: Easy - Difficult (Distance). Elevation profile. Facilities:ย Parking, benches. Signage:ย Excellent. Features: Up to 10km (~3-4hrs), with options as short as 1km.ย  Easy to navigate with excellent signage & trail construction.ย  Remote wilderness with unreliable cell phone coverage. Tags: #Backcountry,

Difficulty: Moderate (distance & rugged terrain). 7.5km (~2.5hrs). Relatively flat elevation profile. Facilities:ย Parking, benches, and toilets. Signage:ย Minimal, adequate trail signage with an info panel at the trailhead. Features: One of the province's best beaches followed by a looped coastal

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (Distance). Facilities:ย Parking, picnic areas, beach, benches, and toilets. Signage:ย Minimal. Features: Less than 10km (~1hr by bike) one way. Access to Lawrencetown Beach.ย  Scenic coastal, rails-to-trails. Part of an extensive route from Shearwater to Musquodoboit. Biodiversity:

Difficulty: Difficult (terrain, hills, navigation). Facilities: Parking. Signage:ย ย Sparse trail markers, little-to-no signage. Features: Challenging hike with rewarding scenery. Various trails and loops extending 18km+. Categories: #Backcountry, #Lake, #Long Distance, #Old-Growth. Crowbar Lake Trails ย  ย  ย Part of the much larger Waverley

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (distance, hills). Facilities:ย Parking, canteen, pool, restrooms, bandstand, picnic areas, playground. Signage: Interpretive panels, maps, and trail markings throughout. Features: Over 1000 acres to explore.ย  Family-friendly destination with public pool (closed for upgrades), splash pad &

Difficulty:ย Easy to Moderate (distance). Facilities: Parking, toilets, picnic tables, tea room, estate museum. Signage: Interpretive panels and trail markings. Features: 930 hectares with 7 hiking trails. Estate Museum open daily until 5pm June 1-Oct. 5 (admission under $5).ย  Park

Difficulty:ย Moderate - Difficult (Terrain/Distance). Facilities: Parking, outhouses, covered picnic areas, and benches. Signage: Information kiosks, interpretive panels, map, and trail markers throughout. Features: Over 20km of coastline with 15km of hiking trails.ย  Day-Use park with days worth of adventures.ย 

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate (distance). View the elevation profile here. Facilities: Parking, Toilets, Benches, Dog Bags, Garbage Cans. Signage: Information kiosks at trailheads, interpretive panels, and other signage. Categories: #Biking, #Bird-Watching, #Bridge, #Coastal, #Picnic, #Rails-To-Trails, #Wetlands. Salt Marsh Trail Guide ย 

Difficulty: Moderate - Difficult (Terrain/Navigation). Click to view the elevation profiles for the Basin Trail &ย Loop Trail. Facilities: Minimal parking. Signage: None. Categories: #Coastal, #Bird-Watching, #Hiking, #Lookoff. Polly's Cove Guide ย  ย  ย Polly's Cove will encompass you with memorably striking scenery

Difficulty:ย Easy - Difficult (Terrain, Distance). Facilities: None. Signage: Marked with signposts throughout with maps at trailheads and on select signposts. Features: 15km of trails, stretching from Spryfield to Herring Cove.ย  Designed by, and for mountain bikers, with hikers equally

Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult (distance/elevation/terrain). Facilities: Parking Lot, sheltered picnic areas, toilets. Signage: Trailhead information kiosk, map, trail markers. Features: 5 different wilderness hiking trails. 15km multi-use, rails-to-trails spine trail. Spectacular views from various lookoff points. Categories: #Backcountry, #Biking,

Difficulty: Easy -ย Difficult (distance/terrain/navigation). Facilities: Parking, toilet, bike racks, paddling launchย & equipment rentals. Signage:ย ย Minimal. Mostly along the Lakeview Trail. Features: 5km semi-looped Lakeview Trail with wide, compacted crusher dust base. Over 2000 hectares of wilderness with a few unmarked

Difficulty: Moderate (Terrain, Distance). Facilities:ย None. Signage:ย None. Features: One of Halifax's most scenic coastal hikes.ย  Part of a sensitive nature reserve (tread lightly). Up to 8km return trip (3-4hrs). Categories: #Coastal, #Lookoff, #Hiking, #NatureReserve, #Bird-Watching. GPS Map Files |

Difficulty: Difficult (Length/Terrain/Navigation). Facilities:ย Parking, outhouses. Signage:ย None. Features: Over 11km of stunningly beautiful, rugged coastal hiking.ย  Unmarked trails, rocky coastal dangers & rapidly changing weather require preparation. Sensitive coastal ecosystem demands you stay on trail & Leave No Trace. Habitat:

Difficulty:ย Moderate - Difficult (Navigation, Terrain, Distance). Facilities:ย Parking. Signage: Trail markers for main trail, little signage. Features: Ecologically diverse landscape. 153 hectares of urban wilderness with access to 2 lakes.ย  Unique vistas of downtown Halifax.ย  Borders the MacIntosh Run Singletrack

Difficulty: Moderate - Difficult (Distance/Terrain). 4 stacked loops (~4 hours each). Facilities:ย Parking, bike rack, and garbage cans at the trailhead. Signage:ย Info kiosk at the trailhead, periodic maps, and trail markings throughout. Categories: #Backcountry, #Full-Day, #Lake, #Lookoff, #Nature-Reserve, #Old-Growth, #Paddling,

Difficulty:ย Moderate to Difficult (hills, rugged terrain, distance). Facilities:ย Parking, camping, washrooms. Signage:ย Adequate signage throughout. Features: Over 10km of hiking trails with views of the Minas Basin.ย  Home to some of the world's highest tides.ย  Fully equipped provincial park campground (click

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, benches, dog waste bags, garbage cans. Signage:ย Plenty of info panels signs and maps. Features:ย  Follows 4km of the Sackville River.ย  Multi-use, active transportation route between Bedford & Sackville with direct access to sports fields.ย  Educational

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