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A Fall Hiking Festival in the spectacular Cape Breton Highlands!


Hike the Highlands Festival, September 13 - 19, 2025... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

A seven-day hiking festival on the Cabot Trail (and Northern Cape Breton) that features guided hikes, evening activities & presentations, the hiker distance award, opening & closing ceremonies and a photo contest.

Festival Updates & News (July 20, 2025)

1) Just 13 days left to take advantage of  the early bird registration. Save money by registration by August 1st.  For more info on registration and fees click here. 

2) The 15th Annual Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge took place Saturday, June 14th, 2025. Teams hike 3 mountains in one day - Franey, Broad Cove Mt., and Aspy. Check out our lastest video on the event. 

3) You can subscribe to our monthly newsletter by following this link. Our next newsletter is July 28, 2025 or earlier. 
 

Monthly Newsletter


Subscribe to our regular monthly newsletter and keep up with all the news. Our next newsletter will be coming out by July 28, 2025 or earlier.  Please note when you subscribe to our newsletter, you will get another e-mail a bit later asking you to confirm. The festival is following Canada’s Anti-Spam guidelines & regulations approved in 2014.  
 
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