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Queens County

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,

Halifax Regional Municipality

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

Guysborough County

GPS Files | How-To Guide. Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult. Facilities: Some adjacent private campgrounds. Signage: Minimal, at East & Main Branches. Features:  3 converging branches; Main (14km), West (36km), and East (17km).  Live water level reporting to help plan your trip. Biodiversity: Atlantic

Halifax Regional Municipality

Difficulty: Difficult (terrain, hills, navigation). Facilities: Parking. Signage:  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      Part of the much larger Waverley

Colchester County

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 &

Hants County

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

Halifax Regional Municipality

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

Halifax Regional Municipality

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 theatre in summer. Categories: #Park, #Dog-Friendly, #Biking,

Halifax Regional Municipality

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.

Halifax Regional Municipality

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,

Kings County

Difficulty: Difficult (distance, periodic 4-5° sloping incline/declines). Facilities: Parking lot, toilets. Signage: Trail markers & info kiosk at the trailhead, well marked and signed throughout. Features: 13.5km (4-5 hour return trip) of forested trails with spectacular coastal views. New "Scots Bay

Halifax Regional Municipality

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

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