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Difficulty: Moderate (rugged, muddy terrain). View elevation profile. Facilities: Parking. Signage: Trail map at the trailhead. Interpretive panels on local natural features. Features: 4.2km (1hr) up & back. 10ft high waterfall & scenic river gorge. Biodiversity: Tamarack Trees, Pickerel Frog, Snowshoe Hare, Eastern White

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: Easy - Moderate (Distance). Facilities:ย Parking, bathrooms, large picnic areas, on-site surf rentals & lessons. Signage:ย Minimal. Features: The province's longest sand beach (5km). Lifeguard supervised (July & August). Biodiversity: Bar Clam | Red Fox | Piping Plovers | More

Difficulty: Moderate (terrain).ย  View: hiking stats & elevation profile. Facilities:ย Parking, washrooms, change rooms, large picnic areas, on-site surf rentals & lessons. Signage:ย Minimal, adequate, sparse signage along the coastal hiking trail. Features: 1.5km sand beach, supervised on weekends (July 1-

Difficulty: Easy - Difficult (Distance).ย  Elevation profile. Facilities: Covered picnic area, toilets, and benches throughout. Signage: Info kiosk, signposts with maps and distances marked at every key juncture. Features: 400 hectares of wilderness with over 20km of hiking trails.ย 

Difficulty: Easy-Moderate (Terrain, Navigation). Facilities: (Minimal) Parking. Signage: None. Features: 3.2km, 1hr return trip to "Grand Lake Run".ย  Rugged, narrow, un-marked trails.ย  Popular swimming hole with plenty of scenic access points. Biodiversity: Gaspereau | American Mink | Bunchberry |

Difficulty: Moderate (Distance, terrain, elevation). Elevation profile. Facilities:ย Parking, garbage cans, picnic table & bike lock rack.ย  Signage: Excellent.ย  Maps, info & markings throughout. Features: 9.3km (~3hr) return trip on foot, including 6km along bicycle-friendlyย rails-to-trails.ย  Easy to navigate with 3

Difficulty: Moderate (terrain). Facilities:ย None. Signage: None. Features: 3.5km (1hr) return trip to Jack Lake.ย  Easy to navigate along an old logging road. Rugged, wet, muddy terrain dotted with rocky features & old-growth trees. Biodiversity: Barred Owl | Pitcher

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:ย Easy - Moderate (distance). Facilities:ย Parking, picnic tables, benches. Signage:ย Minimal, info kiosks at trailheads. Features: Multi-Use #Rails-To-Trails with compacted crusher dust base.ย  A 13km section of the 123km Rum Runners Trail that connects Halifax to Lunenburg.ย  Access to Noonan Lake,

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:ย Easy - Moderate (distance/navigation). Facilities:ย Parking Lot, Beach, Change rooms/Bathrooms, picnic area, and beach volleyball court. Signage: Minimal. Features: Supervised beach.ย  Change room & bathroom facilities.ย  Popular dog-friendly park with off-leash trails (see rules below). Biodiversity: Sackville River Watershedย | American

Difficulty:ย Moderate - Difficult (distance). Facilities:ย ย Access to parking, parks, and beaches. Signage: Map and info at trailheads, minimal signage. Features: 32km stretch of the 123km Rum Runners Trail.ย  Access to public parks and beaches along the route. Categories: #Beach, #Biking,

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: Moderate (Rugged Terrain/Unmarked Trails). Facilities: None. Signage: None. Features: Part of a 1900 hectare wilderness area.ย  A short 3km (~1hr) return trip to a scenic waterfall.ย  Requires caution; live hunting traps and snares are sometimes in the area.

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: Easy-Moderate (Length, hills). Facilities: Picnic Areas, Portable Toilets, Parking. Signage: Maps & signage throughout. Features: 6km of maintained trails for hiking, biking & groomed cross-country skiing. Tags: #Bikingย  #Dog-Friendlyย  #Mountain-Bikingย  #Parkย  #Picnicย  #Skiingย  #Snowshoeing McDonald Sports Park - Something

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:ย Easy. Setting:ย Diverse forest and wetlands. Facilities:ย Parking, bike rack. Signage:ย Minimal. Features: Two 1.6km loops.ย  Dense Hemlock & Pine Forest.ย  Lush #wetland views. Biodiversity: Eastern Hemlock |ย Bulrush | White Pine Categories: #Hiking-Shortย  #Bird-Watchingย  #Kejimkujikย  #Lakeย  #Wetlands Grafton Woods Trail ย  ย  ย Grafton woods

Difficulty: Moderate (Terrain/Distance). Facilities:ย None. Signage:ย Interpretive panels at the trailhead. Features:ย 30 minutes from downtown Halifax.ย  Iconic Nova Scotia coastal hiking.ย  Spectacular sunsets.ย  Sensitive nature reserve (tread lightly). Tags: #Bird-Watching, #Coastal, #Nature-Reserve, #Hiking, #Peninsula. High Head Hiking Trail ย  ย  ย If youโ€™ve ever

Difficulty:ย Moderate (rugged, rocky & wet terrain). Up to 2km (~1hr) return trip. Facilities:ย Parking, Benches, Paved Lookoff area. Signage:ย None Features: Scenic parking area with a rugged, unmarked coastline trail. Expansive ocean views throughout. A great place to watch shipping traffic

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: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:ย Moderate (rugged terrain) Setting:ย Coastal barrens, lighthouse, nature reserve. Facilities:ย None. Signage:ย None. Features:ย  Iconic Nova Scotia coastal beauty with lighthouse and foghorn navigation aids for ships entering Halifax Harbour.ย  Access road now closed (must park before, but not block, the gate).ย 

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:ย Moderate (5-sided structure) to Difficult (the rest) due to terrain.ย  Trail elevation profile. Facilities:ย None. Signage: No trail markings or signage. Features: Protected by the Nova Scotia Special Places Act.ย  Near the Chain Of Lakes Trail.ย  Tucked in an unassuming

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (distance). Facilities: Parking. Nearby bicycle & paddling rentals at Lunar Adventures. Signage: Distance markers, periodically posted maps, info panels & info kiosk at the trailhead. Features: A 13km section of the 123km Rum Runners Trail.ย 

Difficulty:ย Moderate (Terrain/Navigation). Facilities:ย None. Signage:ย Minimal signage, unmarked trails. Features: 29-hectare urban wilderness park.ย  2km, 1hr return trip. Beautiful views of the Bedford Basin. Biodiversity: Old-Growth Forestย |ย Ospreyย |ย White Pine | More

Maps & Resources - How To. Difficulty:ย Moderate (Terrain/Hills). Facilities:ย None. Signage:ย None. Biodiversity: River Otterย | Lake Troutย | American Robin Categories: #Lake #Mountain-Biking Not Marked or Maintained. Linear ATV trail. Good for off-road biking and fishing. Access To Big Indian Lake. ย  ย  ย Off of Prospect Road, just

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