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| Antigonish County |
 Cape George Hiking Trails & Day Park |
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The Cape George walking trail contains a series of loops, all varying in length and difficulty for a total of 33 kilometers. There are beautiful views of the coastline, meadows, old growth forests and cliffs. There are 3 serviced trail-heads: the School Heritage Museum, Lighthouse, and the Tuna Interpretive Centre. Cape George Day Park overlooks St George’s Bay in the Northumberland Shore region. The park offers a short walking trail, picnic tables and public washrooms. The beautiful lighthouse and stunning view make this park a serene place to enjoy the majesty of the open ocean, and the uniqueness of the North Shore. It is also a prime spot for photographers! The Cape George Hiking Trails Association are a group of volunteers who maintain the trails. For updates on events or if you would like to get involved, check out their Website and Facebook Page. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Mahoney's Beach |
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Mahoneys Beach is a popular area for bird watchers and rock collectors. The beach is host to poison ivy and the endangered piping plover. At low tide you can take a walk along the sandbars. The water is safe for swimming, but the beach is not supervised. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Fairmont Ridge Trail |
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12 kilometers of well-marked trails, 6 loops varying in difficulty, featuring spectacular views of Antigonish Harbour. See old growth forest, brooks and abundant wildlife. This trail is suitable for the whole family. To see PDF Map click Here. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Havre Boucher Wharf |
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Small Craft Harbour |
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| Antigonish County |
 Linwood Community Picnic Area |
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| Antigonish County |
 Bayfield Wharf |
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The Harbour Authority of Bayfield was incorporated in April 1998. The harbour is situated within St. Georges Bay, which opens to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Harbour Authority of Bayfield is responsible for managing, operating and maintaining a public fishing harbour located in the community of Bayfield, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia through a lease agreement with Small Craft Harbours (SCH), a branch of Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO). Our Harbour Authority is incorporated federally as a non-profit corporation and is managed by a volunteer board of directors. Our locally controlled organization and volunteer members have strong ties to the community and the local fishing industry. As a vital component of the SCH program, HAs are an efficient way of offering services, strengthening public investment and providing opportunities for communities to participate fully in the planning, operation and maintenance of harbour facilities. The Harbour Authority of Bayfield is essential to the social and economic life of our community of Bayfield. For information regarding Harbour Authority Building rental, contact Jennifer Nunn at 902-386-2622 or 902-338-2622. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Arisaig Wharf and Lighthouse |
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Small Craft Harbour Public beach directly beside the wharf, unsupervised Lighthouse |
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| Antigonish County |
 Malignant Cove Beach |
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unsupervised beach |
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| Antigonish County |
 Arisaig Provincial Park & Trails |
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Arisaig Provincial Park offers a 1.6 km loop along the shore. Starting at the interpretation centre, the winding trail travels towards the shore through a white spruce forest. You can stop to take pictures and admire the ocean and Arisaig Brook at observation platforms along the trial. This is a great place to watch the sun set. From the brook, you climb a steep, short hill to and open field which leads back to the centre. An interpretation centre had fossil panels, and fossils can be found in the occasional beach rock or in the sandstone and siltstone cliffs. The Beach walk is breathtaking. Also at the park are unsupervised beaches, outhouses, picnic tables and parking. There are water taps next to the outhouses. Although the park is only open from May to October, people are still allowed to visit the area during other times of the year. Arisaig Provincial Park overlooking the warm waters of the Northumberland Strait offers a fascinating window to life on Earth some 443 to 417 million years ago. One of North America’s most continuously exposed sections of Silurian rock, representing 4 million years of earth history, is found here. These sedimentary rocks are rich in fossils and features that have helped geologists interpret the ancient environment of this area. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Mahoney’s Beach Trail |
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A gentle walk along St. Georges Bay and is a popular area for bird watchers and rock collectors |
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| Antigonish County |
 Bayfield Beach Provincial Park |
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Bayfield Beach Provincial Park is a small popular beach on St. Georges Bay, near Antigonish in the Northumberland Shore region. This small sand and pebble beach offers supervised swimming between 10am and 6pm Change-houses, toilets, and parking are available. Across the road from the beach is a small park where you can have a picnic. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Chisholm Park |
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Colin H. Chisholm Park is a lovely green space by the river on the west end of Main Street next to Brierly Brook and the famous Wheel Pizza and Sub Shop. It plays host to outdoor concerts, highland dancing exhibitions, and is a great spot for visitors to rest on the park benches while strolling the downtown area. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Beaver Mountain Provincial Park |
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The park has a small picnic area with beautiful views of Antigonish and Cape Breton Island, as well as a well-marked trail system. The 6-km trail system offers everything from leisurely paved walkways to fairly challenging unpaved hills – great for cross country skiing, snow-shoeing, wildlife observation or long hikes or quiet walks in the woods. Park amenities include parking, picnic areas, fresh water taps, vault toilets, rest areas with benches and an interpretive centre with details of the park, its hiking trails and the area’s natural history. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Dunns Beach |
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Looking east across the entrance of Antigonish Harbour to Dunn's Beach on the far side Dunn's Beach offers many paddling options with access to the ocean, the harbour and a large lagoon. The sand bar is partly wooded with a sheltered cove behind the beach. Large coloured stones of red, yellow and grey spread over the beach, a clue to the varied geology of this area. The beach has a big view of St George's Bay across to Cape George. Limited roadside parking, please do not drive on the sand dunes. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Livingstone Cove Beach |
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| Antigonish County |
 Ballantynes Cove Beach |
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| Antigonish County |
 Columbus Field Park, Playground, and Splashpad |
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This is venue provides a play area for both families and organized athletic teams. It offers a cinder track, soccer field, two baseball fields, 2 hardcourt tennis surfaces, a riverside greenspace, fenced-in dog park, and a playground with water park. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Myettes Beach |
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| Antigonish County |
 Linwood Heritage Nature Trail |
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1.5-km heritage/nature trail through woods past historical sites. Trail & Picnic Park |
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| Antigonish County |
 Vincent J. MacDonald Memorial Participark |
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Arbor Drive Playground consisting of an outdoor green space for children's play with swings, climbing structures and slides. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Eigg Mountain: Mountain Biking Trail |
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Eigg Mountain-James River Wilderness Area is located in the Pictou-Antigonish Hills, about 10 km northwest of the town of Antigonish. Expanded in 2015, this wilderness area protects more than 7,600 hectares of exceptional upland woodlands. The upland, rolling hills are dissected by steep ravines and gullies typical of the Pictou-Antigonish Hills natural landscape. With its combination of well-drained, tolerant hardwood forests, mixed forest canyons, rich forested flood plains and productive wetlands, this wilderness area protects the largest remaining patch of older, contiguous forest in this part of Nova Scotia. The relatively undisturbed woodlands support a diversity of ecosystems, plants and animals. Habitat is suitable for species like goshawk and endangered mainland moose. Atlantic salmon spawn in the headwaters of several rivers within the wilderness area. Most of the Town of Antigonish’s James River drinking water supply area is now within the wilderness area. A substantial part of this catchment is owned by the Town of Antigonish. Most of this (1,361 hectares) was designated as wilderness area in 2007, at the Town’s request. This legal protection of the Town’s lands as wilderness area supports the Town’s efforts to protect its drinking water supply area. Wilderness recreation enthusiasts will find numerous opportunities for day-use or extended back-country travel in this highly scenic setting. Hiking, backcountry skiing, bird-watching and nature viewing are just some of the possibilities. Various portions are suitable for hunting and trapping. Major forest access roads, also used for snowmobile and ATV riding, are not within the wilderness area and remain open for vehicle use. These provide access to the wilderness area from surrounding communities such as Marshy Hope, Pleasant Valley and Ardness. Several sections of off-highway vehicle (OHV) routes within the wilderness area are managed by the Snowmobilers Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) and All-terrain Vehicle Association of Nova Scotia (ATVANS) under agreements with Nova Scotia Environment. This includes a section of route 715A and several routes in the northeastern portion of the wilderness area. Bicycle use is permitted on the routes managed by ATVANS. These routes, together with adjacent forest access roads, provide good opportunities for experiencing the wilderness area by bicycle. One campsite lease is located within the wilderness area. About 600 m of electrical transmission line passes through the wilderness area near Browns Mountain Road. Nova Scotia Power (NSPI) retains the authority to operate and maintain this transmission line. At 305 m (1,000 feet) above sea level, is a prominent spot overlooking the Northumberland Strait. This ride climbs to a point just below the summit, offering the occasional view across the water to Prince Edward Island. Although the climb toward the summit of Eigg Mountain is gradual, it does require stamina and sound cardiovascular fitness. Technically speaking, the ride is suitable for all levels, as it follows relatively easy terrain along double-track trails, logging roads, and a short stretch of pavement. The total distance for this loop is 24 km (15 miles). |
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| Antigonish County |
 Cribbons Point Wharf |
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Small Craft Harbours Launching ramp. Fishermens Wharf and Recreational Boat Docking.
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| Antigonish County |
 Livingstone Cove Wharf, Park & Beach |
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Provides visitors with interpretive panels of community history, picnic tables, a warm sandy beach and spectacular sunsets. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Cape Jack Beach |
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A sand and stone protected beach. This is not a great launch site as it is exposed to the prevaling west wind. However on a calm day, it makes for a remote paddle along a wild coast. There is also a large lagoon behind it. Limited Parking. Do not drive on the soft sand as you may get stuck and it damages the dune grass. |
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| Antigonish County |
 Pomquet Beach Provincial Park |
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Pomquet is a safe beach with a gentle slope and occasional sand bars. The 200 metre supervised area is located directly off the two boardwalks. The area is marked by red and yellow flags on either side of the beach. Change houses, FT, boardwalks, interpretive display. |
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