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Hiking & Trails

From cliff-edge boardwalks over the Gulf of St. Lawrence to quiet woodland loops where you’re more likely to meet a moose than another hiker, Cape Breton Island packs Canada’s most varied trail experiences into one rugged chunk of Atlantic coastline.

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Cape Smokey
Featured

Cape Smokey
3.5

Ingonish & Area

MacIntosh Brook Falls Trail

MacIntosh Brook Falls Trail
4.5

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Benjie’s Lake Trail

Benjie’s Lake Trail
4.4

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Corney Brook Falls and Trail

Corney Brook Falls and Trail
4.8

Chéticamp & Area

Mica Hill Trail

Mica Hill Trail
4.8

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Salmon Pools Trail

Salmon Pools Trail
4

Chéticamp & Area

Dalem Lake Provincial Park

Dalem Lake Provincial Park
4

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park

Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park
4.5

Baddeck & Area

Aspy Trail

Aspy Trail
4

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Ben Eoin Provincial Park

Ben Eoin Provincial Park
5

Ben Eoin & East Bay Area

Beulach Ban Falls

Beulach Ban Falls

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Bog Trail

Bog Trail
4.5

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Broad Cove Mountain Trail

Broad Cove Mountain Trail
4.4

Ingonish & Area

Cabots Landing Provincial Park

Cabots Landing Provincial Park
4.5

North Highlands

Cape Mabou Highlands

Cape Mabou Highlands
5

Cape Smokey Provincial Park

Cape Smokey Provincial Park
4.6

Ingonish & Area

Capelin Cove

Capelin Cove

Gabarus & Area

Ceilidh Coastal Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Ceilidh Coastal Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Judique

Biking

Celtic Shores Coastal Trail
4.8

Inverness

Chestico Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Chestico Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Port Hood

Clyburn Trail

Clyburn Trail

Ingonish & Area

Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail

Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail
4.5

Sydney & Area

Devils Hill Falls

Devils Hill Falls

Louisbourg & Area

East Bay Hills Trail

East Bay Hills Trail

Ben Eoin & East Bay Area

Eco-Capers

Eco-Capers

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Egypt Falls

Egypt Falls
4.5

Margarees

Embree’s Brook Falls

Embree’s Brook Falls

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys

Eskasoni Cultural Journeys

Eskasoni

Camping

Fishing Cove Backcountry Campground

Pleasant Bay

Fishing Cove Trail

Fishing Cove Trail
4.8

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Franey Trail

Franey Trail
4.7

Ingonish & Area

Freshwater Lake Look-off Trail

Freshwater Lake Look-off Trail
4.4

Ingonish & Area

Gairloch Mountain Falls

Gairloch Mountain Falls

Margarees

Ghost Beach

Ghost Beach

Port Hawkesbury & Area

Grand River Falls

Grand River Falls

St Peter's & Area

Green Cove Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Green Cove Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
4.5

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Greenlink Rotary Trail Waterfall

Greenlink Rotary Trail Waterfall
4.2

Sydney & Area

Gull Cove Trail

Gull Cove Trail

Gabarus & Area

Gypsum Mine Quarry & Trail

Gypsum Mine Quarry & Trail
4.5

Chéticamp & Area

Hill Lake Brook Falls

Hill Lake Brook Falls

Dundee & Area

Inverness Shean Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Inverness Shean Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Inverness

Family

Jack Pine Trail
4.8

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Jerome Point Lighthouse

Jerome Point Lighthouse
4.6

St Peter's & Area

Jigging Cove Trail

Jigging Cove Trail
4.8

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Kauzmann Trail

Kauzmann Trail
4.4

North Highlands

Le Buttereau Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Le Buttereau Trail – Cape Breton Highlands National Park
4.8

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Le Chemin du Buttereau Trail

Le Chemin du Buttereau Trail
4.8

Chéticamp & Area

Le vieux chemin du Cap-Rouge Trail

Le vieux chemin du Cap-Rouge Trail
3.7

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Little Grassy Trail

Little Grassy Trail

Meat Cove, North Highlands

Lone Shieling Trail

Lone Shieling Trail
4.2

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Louisbourg Lighthouse

Louisbourg Lighthouse
4.5

Louisbourg & Area

Louisbourg Lighthouse Trail

Louisbourg Lighthouse Trail
4.8

Louisbourg & Area

Louisbourg Old Town Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Louisbourg Old Town Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
4.3

Louisbourg & Area

Lower North River Falls

Lower North River Falls

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Lowland Cove Loop – Meat Cove

Lowland Cove Loop – Meat Cove

Meat Cove, North Highlands

Mabou Rivers Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)

Mabou Rivers Trail (part of Celtic Shores Coastal Trail)
4.9

Mabou & Area

MacIsaacs Brook Falls

MacIsaacs Brook Falls

Ben Eoin & East Bay Area

Trail

Middle Head Trail
4.6

Ingonish & Area

Morrisons Beach

Morrisons Beach

Gabarus & Area

Myles Doyle Falls

Myles Doyle Falls

Whycocomagh & Area

Ariel

Neils Brook Beach Trail

Ingonish & Area

North River Falls Provincial Park

North River Falls Provincial Park
4

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Petersfield Provincial Park

Petersfield Provincial Park
4.6

Sydney & Area

Port Hawkesbury Community Trails

Port Hawkesbury Community Trails
5

Port Hawkesbury & Area

River Denys Mountain

River Denys Mountain

Whycocomagh & Area

Robert’s Mountain Trail

Robert’s Mountain Trail

Pleasant Bay

Ross Ferry Marine Park

Ross Ferry Marine Park

Bras d'Or & Boularderie Area

Royal Battery Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Royal Battery Trail – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

Louisbourg & Area

Salt Mountain Trail

Salt Mountain Trail

Whycocomagh & Area

Second Branch Humes River Falls

Second Branch Humes River Falls

Baddeck & Area, Whycocomagh & Area

Skyline Sunset Hike
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Skyline Sunset Hike
4.6

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

Skyline Trail

Skyline Trail
4.6

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

St. Ann’s Provincial Park

St. Ann’s Provincial Park
3.7

St. Ann's Bay & North Shore

Tenerife Mountain

Tenerife Mountain

North Highlands

Two Rivers Wildlife Park

Two Rivers Wildlife Park
4

Louisbourg & Area

Two Rivers Wildlife Park Trails

Two Rivers Wildlife Park Trails
4

Louisbourg & Area

Warren Lake Trail

Warren Lake Trail
4.2

Cape Breton Highlands National Park

West Mabou Beach Provincial Park

West Mabou Beach Provincial Park
4.7

Mabou & Area

Whycocomagh Provincial Park

Whycocomagh Provincial Park
4.1

Whycocomagh & Area

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