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Difficulty: Easy (gradual elevation ascent of 40m). Infrastructure: Parking. Signage: 4 information panels which narrate a guided cultural & natural history of the area. Features: 1.5 km (30-minute) semi-looped hike up a drumlin to a plateau, the site of a 19th-century farm. Categories: #Backcountry,

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 (some navigation challenges). Facilities: None. Signage: None (some flagging & markings). Features: A short hike with a waterfall, lake access & scenic forest. Categories: #Easy, #Family-Friendly, #Fishing, #Lake, #Loop, #River, #Short, #Snowshoeing, #Swimming, #Waterfall Webber Lake Falls Hiking Trails      Webber Lake Falls

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

Difficulty: Difficult (Terrain, Navigation). Facilities: Large parking lot.  No garbage cans or other facilities (pack out what you pack in). Signage: None. Features: 5km (2.5hr return trip) or 1.5km (1-hour return trip) directly to a scenic bench.  Rugged, narrow, natural

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

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

Difficulty: Moderate (terrain). Facilities: None. Signage: None. Features: 3.5km (1hr) return trip to Jack Lake.  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: Parking, benches. Signage: Excellent. Features: Up to 10km (~3-4hrs), with options as short as 1km.  Easy to navigate with excellent signage & trail construction.  Remote wilderness with unreliable cell phone coverage. Tags: #Backcountry,

Difficulty: Moderate. Facilities: Parking. Signage: None. Features: Picturesque cascade waterfall hike, doable in as little as 1 hour.  Small sandy beach, pristine lakes, and rivers. Biodiversity: Loon | Osprey | Striped Skunk | More

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

Difficulty: 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).  Park

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Visitor's center, boat rentals, canteen, campground, benches, bathrooms. Signage: Interpretive panels and trail signage throughout. Features: Fully equipped campground.  Paddling destination with on-site rentals. Off-leash dog area. Categories: #Bird-Watching, #Camping, #Dog-Friendly, #Off-Leash, #Historic-Site, #Paddling, #Park, #Paved, #Picnic, #Playground, #Wheelchair-Accessible,

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

Sackville Lakes Provincial Park Info: How-To Guide. Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (Distance). Facilities: Parking, garbage cans, dog bag dispensers, toilets. Signage:  Information kiosks at trailheads, periodically posted maps. Features: Access points to both First & Second Lake.  Accessible trails &

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

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate (distance). Facilities:  Bathrooms, parking, benches & picnic areas. Signage: Information kiosks, maps interpretive panels, and trail signage.  Features: Off-leash trails. Centuries-old fortifications.  Open to cyclists (restrictions on weekends/holidays).  Open-air theater in summer. Categories: #Park, #Dog-Friendly, #Biking,

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

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities:  Parking, Visitor Centre, Benches, Restaurants, Gallery/Museum (Open May-Oct). Signage: Interpretive panels, signage, and maps. Features: Tourism-focused shops & facilities.  On-site chartered boat tours. Habitat: Leatherback Turtle | Right Whale | Aplite Granite | More

Difficulty: 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.  Designed by, and for mountain bikers, with hikers equally

Difficulty: Easy - Moderate (length). Facilities: Dedicated parking lot off of Herring Cove Rd. Signage: Map at trailhead. Features: Less than 2-hour return trip.  Various access points to the water throughout.  Wetland area, ideal for urban bird-watching Habitat: Beaver

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: #Biking  #Dog-Friendly  #Mountain-Biking  #Park  #Picnic  #Skiing  #Snowshoeing McDonald Sports Park - Something

Difficulty: Easy  (some hills) Facilities: Parking, benches, garbage cans. Signage: Trail signs at most major intersections with distance info (in KM's). Features: 4km linear, multi-use trail. Compacted crusher dust surface. Direct & nearby access to many different parks, playgrounds, trails

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, toilet, covered picnic tables & water-dispensing rain barrels. Signage: Info panels & maps. Features: Off-leash dog trails & fields.  1km loop trail with bog lookoff (great for birdwatching). 1km of unmaintained nature trails. Connects to

How-To Guide. Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, shops, visitor's centre, covered picnic tables, benches & public washroom. Signage: Interpretive panel about Devil's Island & other basic info. Features: 1.2km boardwalk loop with beach access points. A vibrant waterfront with unique shops & restaurants.

Difficulty: Easy - Difficult (distance/terrain/navigation). Facilities: Parking, toilet, bike racks, paddling launch & equipment rentals. Signage:  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: Easy. Setting: Diverse forest and wetlands. Facilities: Parking, bike rack. Signage: Minimal. Features: Two 1.6km loops.  Dense Hemlock & Pine Forest.  Lush #wetland views. Biodiversity: Eastern Hemlock | Bulrush | White Pine Categories: #Hiking-Short  #Bird-Watching  #Kejimkujik  #Lake  #Wetlands Grafton Woods Trail      Grafton woods

Difficulty: Easy. Setting: Forest, old gold mining pits. Facilities: Parking Signage: Interpretive panels and displays throughout. Tags: #Hiking-Short  #Historic-Site  #Kejimkujik GPS Files | Maps & Resources - How To. A short 3km (Approximately 1 hour) hike. Flies & ticks can be bad. Fully interpretive trail with

Difficulty: Easy. Features: Forest, 1km looped trail following the Mersey River & adjacent wetlands. No bikes allowed. Facilities:  Parking, Bike Rack, Picnic Table. Signage: Interpretive panels, minimal signage. Biodiversity: Brook Trout | American Crow | Green Frog Categories: #Short  #Kejimkujik  #River  #Wetlands GPS Files

How-To Guide Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, Fishing Piers, Toilets, Covered Picnic Areas, Charcoal BBQ Pits. Signage: Sparse but adequate. Features: Open Victoria Day (May) to October.  Accessible to people of all abilities. Drive-up picnic spots & accessible fishing piers. Connects

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

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

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (hills).  Elevation profile. Infrastructure: Parking lot, garbage cans, benches, wide trails with crusherdust base. Signage: Trail signage throughout (little-to-none on Ravine Trail), maps at entrances & key intersections. Features: #Bird-Watching, #Biking, #Bus-Access, #Dog-Friendly, #Family-Friendly, #Historic-Site, #Loop, #Off-Leash,

Difficulty: Difficult (Terrain/Hills/Navigation). View the trail elevation profile. Facilities: None. Signage: None. Features: 2-3 hour return trip.  Connects to a broader range of trails in the Kearney Lake trail system.  Hilly, rugged & unmarked trails for experienced hikers.  Plenty of great

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, Bathrooms, Playground, Picnic Areas, Public Wharf & Boat Launch. Signage: Excellent - Interpretive panels and other posted info. Features: Popular Northwest Arm waterfront destination. Great views from (and of) the Memorial Tower (Open May-Nov. 9am-3pm daily).  A family-friendly picnic park with plenty to

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate (distance, hills). Facilities: Parking lot, toilets, benches & lost & found. Signage: Map at the front kiosk. Well-signed trails with marked distances. Features: 400 acres with 7 looped, accessible trails.  Wide-open spaces with scenic views.  Heritage

Difficulty: Easy (distance-dependant). Elevation profile. Facilities: Parking & porta-potty in Bayers Lake. Signage: Interpretive panel at First Chain Lake, kilometer markers & distance signage. Features:  The longest paved trail in Halifax (7.3km).  Maintained in winter.  Access to Chain Lake Park. 

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

Difficulty: Difficult (terrain, hills, navigation). View elevation profile. Facilities: None. Signage: Unmarked, sparse signage & maps. Features: Challenging 4km (2hour) loop.  Rugged, rocky, hilly landscape with a natural amphitheater-like lookoff.  Part of a broader system of trails with plenty to

Difficulty: Difficult (terrain/navigation). View elevation profile. Facilities: None. Signage: None. Features: The highest point of Halifax's Chebucto Peninsula. Part of the #Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. A rugged 3.5km (~1 hour) return trip to the top & back. Tags: #Blue

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

Difficulty: Easy. Setting: Urban marsh, pond, gravel paths. Facilities: Benches, garbage cans, dog bag dispensers. Signage: Educational info panels, maps, and signs. Features: An easy, #Accessible trail for all. Great look-off in the middle of the marsh, an ideal spot for birdwatching.

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

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

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

Difficulty: Easy. Facilities: Parking, washrooms, picnic tables. Signage:  Interpretive panels. Features: Great views of the mouth of Halifax Harbour, opposite McNabs Island. 200-year-old fortifications, a key part of Halifax's harbour defence system.  Scenic #coastal bluffs and walking trails. Biodiversity: Fiddlehead

Map | Photos | Videos Tags:  #Blue Mountain-Birch Cove  #Mountain-Biking Maps & Resources - How To. Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult (Terrain). Setting: Wooded, rugged singletrack. Facilities: None. Signage: Periodic signage and markings. One of the best mountain biking trails in the HRM. Connects to the BLT trail system or other trails in the

Maps & Resources - How To. Difficulty: Moderate (Terrain/Hills). Facilities: None. Signage: None. Biodiversity: River Otter | Lake Trout | 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.      Off of Prospect Road, just

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