Mid Year Hiking Update

As many will well know by now... travel is not possible at present times. Which really sucks. My birthday trip to Disney has been cancelled, my trip to Michigan has been cancelled, and my upcoming trip to Iceland has been cancelled. Nonetheless this does not mean that I can not explore Nova Scotia and go on some adventures through hiking! As of late June, I have done three hikes and plan on doing a lot more into the summer and fall seasons! Nova Scotia is a beautiful province and I can not wait to return to some of my favourite trails and explore some new parts of the province I have yet to experience. 

May 17: Castle Rock

This was take two. The first time we attempted this trail we had gone 45 minutes down the wrong side. You have to walk to the trail head by first walking along the rum runners rails to trail path. Which is very well groomed as it is made so cyclists can use it. The castle rock trail itself is a bit more rugged and has three variants labelled green, yellow, and red labelled with increasing difficulty. We ended up doing the intermediate/yellow trail. As we are heading to a lookoff there was a lot of uphill hiking. Nothing overly strenuous. The path did have a few more rugged areas with roots and rocks. With about 8k of walking/hiking, it took us between 3-4 hours.

June 13: Taylor Head Park

This is a trail I had been wanting to do for a while now and it did not dissapoint. It was a misty and foggy day but it did not take away from the beauty of this exquisite coastal trail. The mist gave the hike an eerie beauty. It is possible to do a shorter hike (approximately 4k), but we elected to do the longer approximately 8k loop. The trail was not overly difficult. Not many ups and downs but it was quite rugged. Due to the terrain and the length it does seem more suited for those who have experience hiking. There are even some spots where you walk along a rocky beach. It would make for a nice day trip to go for the hike and return to cool off on the sandy beach near the trailhead. So I will definitely need to return one day!

June 20: Delaps Cove: Bohaker and Charlie’s trail

Bohaker was a quick 2.2k hike that is quite well groomed. They recommend 30minutes to an hour to hike it. We took approximately 45 minutes with some stops along the way. There are quite a few sections with boardwalk in the forest section of the trail that makes it very easy to walk and very accessible to most people. The coastal sections had some very beautiful views of the Bay of Fundy. Along the way you also encounter a picturesque waterfall.

Along the trail (at least when I went) you may notice quite a number of painted rocks that look like they were picked up in the area where the waterfall is. 

Charlie’s trail is a bit out of the way. You have to walk 2-3k down a ATV trail just to reach the trailhead. The trail itself is just a short 2k loop similar to Bohaker. Though this trail is much more rugged and not as well maintained. As it is so far away I do not believe as many people complete this trail. I do think it was worth the trek. The coastal views were very alluring. Half way though we sat down for some lunch and even spotted some areas where the sea salt had been beginning to form (no one was brave enough to taste test it). In total the two trails took us under 4 hours to do.

I have not completed many trails this year as of yet. It is hard with my schedule to meet up with friends and family to go on hikes. I am hoping to have more maritime adventures in the upcoming months!