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                The festival moves to the Pleasant Bay & Cheticamp for next two days. The weather improves on Day 5, September 12th, 2023, and hikers can hike in T-shirts. Today’s hikes were MacIntosh Brook, Roberts Mountain and Benjies Lake. ...Read more

                                           Day 4, September 11th started off fine with the sunrise hike on Broad Cove Mountain but just as the Clyburn Valley hike started it poured. Hikers...Read more

                    Day 3  of the festival, September 10th, started off hot & humid but by the afternoon the wind came up and provided hikers with some welcome cool breezes. Today’s hikes were Sugar Loaf Mountain, Money Point Gulch...Read more

Day 2 of Hike the Highlands festival, September 9th, featured three hikes – Mica Hill,  Broad Cove Mountain, and Warren Lake.  Another warm & humid day for hiking but the hikers managed with lots of breaks, water & snacks. Many hikers commented how the cooling towel kept...Read more

Opening day of the Hike the Highlands Festival, September 8th, was a great success with sixty five hikers enjoying Freshwater Lake and Look-off and Middle Head hikes. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Hike the Highlands Festival. The festival runs from September 8-17, 2023.  This 10 day...Read more

It is a phrase hikers are hearing too often and featured in almost all the outdoor magazines – ie. See the Summer issue of Explore – Canada’s outdoor magazine (see attached photo). The pandemic played a big role in increasing users on the trails and the physical & mental...Read more

                      The grass is almost all green and the leaves are coming out on the trees. It is starting to warm up and people are coming outside to enjoy nature. The long weekend has come and gone and people are travelling and visiting...Read more

Spring has arrived on Cape Breton Island and there is still some snow in the Highlands. Expect the following conditions when hiking in the spring :  wet conditions on the trail, windfalls & branches down, snow, higher brooks & streams than normal. So it is important to prepare for...Read more

                      The 19th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival opens today on Friday, September 9th with three hikes. They are – Slatey Point at 9:00 am.,  Middle Head at 2:30 pm., and Broad Cove Mountain at 5:30 pm. All trails...Read more

  Mkwesaqtuk/Cap Rouge Campground, CBHNP Photo credit:  Daniel Aucoin   The leaves are coming out on the trees, dandelions are everywhere, the grass is getting ready for the first mow or second and the black flies are back. You guessed it – spring has arrived here in the...Read more