Trail Information
Saturday, September 17, 2022 – 9:00am
The trail begins at the towers. The second section 2.2 km hike across the cape on a reasonably level old road. After 300 m the trail converges with a road coming from the right. We keep straight. After another 1.7 km we take a trail bearing off 60 degree to the left. The third leg is 1.7 km down an old very rutted, gravely, trail made narrow by alders. One gets views of Aspy Bay, White Point, and St. Paul Island. Elevation change: 328 m; Approximate time: 45 minutes (Allow at least an hour for the return up.) The fourth leg is 1.4 km hike on a level trail along the top of a 25 m cliff dropping to the water. If one goes to the edge of the bank, one can perhaps find remnants of two shipwrecks. Several hundred meters along the trail one passes the square cellar hole of the original Cape North Light that was built in 1876 and burnt down about 1908. In 1908 a stone lighthouse was built 1 kilometer on the trail. This magnificent light served the area until 1981. In 1981 the lighthouse was disassembled stone-by-stone and reassembled as a museum in Ottawa where it remains today. A ‘cheap’ plywood lighthouse was erected in its place. On May 10, 2010 the Canadian Coast Guard started tearing down the wind damaged plywood lighthouse. The plan is to replace it with a steal tower and solar panels. Approximate time: 20 minutes.
Other notes – We will have lunch at the light and have time to explore. The accents and descents are on rocky, gravely surfaces. YOU NEED GOOD FOOTWEAR. Weather conditions may change quickly. BRING A WINDBREAKER. Recommended to have hiking poles for accents, descents and balance on difficult terrain. 14 km 6-6.5 hours. Total elevation change 630 m.
Time/Distance: 6-6.5 hrs / 14 km
Difficulty Rating: 5E
Trail head/Starting Point:
Your will turn right at Bell Aliant Building, Bay Road Valley, up the road to the towers. Watch for Hike the Highlands Signs.
Money Point Light Photo Gallery (by Esther Danielson & David Rasmussen):