Walking, Hiking, and
Mountain Biking Trails
1. Whycocomagh Provincial Park Trail: Park car at
campground entrance and use the various trails to lower and
upper park.
2. Stewartdale Trail: Proceed up Highway 252, turn left
to Roseburn and cross iron bridge (approximately 1 mile from
Trans Canada Highway 105). Park car at Stewartdale Cemetery.
Proceed on dirt road. At fork in the road, turn right to
come out near Highway 252 and Highway 395 intersection. Turn
left to come out at Skye Glen - Centreville Community Hall.
3. Mountain Road trail: Proceed on the Trans Canada
Highway 105 to the Mountain Road, opposite the Legion Hall.
Park car at the water tower, follow road and keep left to
Lake Ainslie. Return by the same trail.
4. Mountain Road Wilderness Trail: Turn on the Mountain
Road of the Trans Canada Highway 105. Park car at the water
tower, go to intersection on Mountain Road and 104
snowmobile trail. Turn left and exit at the telephone office
on Highway 252. Return by Highway 252, Highway 105 and up
the Mountain Road.
5. Salt Mountain Trail (hiking only): Park car at
campground entrance and follow the trail signs.
6. Skye Mountain Trail: Proceed on the Trans Canada
Highway 105 west to Iron Mines. Park car at the water spring
across the from the Orangedale turnoff. Proceed up Skye
Mountain and return by the same route.
7. Campbell's Mountain Trail: Proceed on Highway 252 off
the Trans Canada. Turn left across and iron bridge. Proceed
through Roseburn to Campbell's Mountain. The trail goes to
the top of the mountain and then retrace your steps back to
the bottom.
Canoe Routes
1. Whycocomagh Bay: Launch canoe at the Whycocomagh wharf
or opposite the Presbyterian Church on main street
Whycocomagh.
2. Whycocomagh Bay, Skye River: Launch canoe at the
Whycocomagh wharf . Keep right around Whycocomagh Bay to
Skye River Entrance. Be careful of stumps and shallow water.
Watch for beavers, muskrats, eagles, cranes, ducks, Canada
Geese and deer.
3. Indian Island: Launch canoe at the Whycocomagh wharf
or on main street. Proceed right to Waycobah First Nation,
to point of land nearest Indian Island. Cross over, and
proceed around the island. Return the same way, or at the
east end of the island and cross over to the Provincial
Park. Watch for beaver, muskrat, deer, sand pipers, ducks,
Canada Geese and eagles. (One of the largest concentrations
of eagles in Cape Breton is found here).
4. Arnold's Island: Launch canoe at the Whycocomagh
wharf. Keep parallel to Trans Canada towards Iron Mines,
crossing over to Arnold's Island, or Indian Island. Return
by Whycocomagh Park.
Local Museums
(within 35-40
minutes)
Orangedale Station Museum
Orangedale, Nova Scotia
MacDonald House Museum
Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Iona Highland Village
Iona, Nova Scotia
Chestico Museum
Outskirts of Port Hood, Nova Scotia
Bridge Museum
Mabou, Nova Scotia
Inverness Miner's Museum
Inverness, Nova Scotia
Atlantic Salmon Museum
North East Margaree, Nova Scotia
Margaree Bicentennial Museum
East Margaree, Nova Scotia
Marion Elizabeth Schooner
Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia
Port Hastings Museum and Archives
Port Hastings, Nova Scotia
Day Trips: Local
1. Drive to Baddeck along Highway 105. Visit the Bell
Museum. Then drive to Baddeck Forks and hike the Uisge Ban
Falls trail. Drive back to Whycocomagh on Highway 105.
2. Drive to Iona, by Route 223 and visit the Highland
Village. Return to Whycocomagh by Route 223. Drive along the
Trans Canada Highway and Bras d'Or lakes Scenic Drive to
Orangedale. Visit the Orangedale Station Museum. Drive along
the Bras d'Or lakes Scenic Drive to Marble Mountain. Visit
the Marble Mountain Museum and Library. Return to
Whycocomagh by retracing your route.
3. Drive to East Lake Ainslie along Highway 395. Visit
the MacDonald House Museum. Continue along Highway 395 and
drive around Lake Ainslie. Return to Whycocomagh along
Highway 295.
4. Drive along Highway 395 until you reach Upper Margaree.
At Upper Margaree turn onto the Egypt Falls Road. Drive
along the road until you come to a fork and continue on to
Piper's Glen. At Piper's Glen, park your car and hike along
the Egypt Falls trail, where you will come to a waterfall.
Return to Whycocomagh the same way you traveled to Piper's
Glen.
5. Walk the Salt Mountain trail in Whycocomagh Provincial
Park, then take a boat tour of Whycocomagh Bay. After your
boat tour, try fishing in the bay or swimming at the beach
in Aberdeen.
6. Travelling along Highway 105, drive from Whycocomagh
to Baddeck. Visit the Bell Museum in Baddeck. Travel back to
Whycocomagh on Highway 105 for supper. End your day with a
boat tour of Whycocomagh Bay.
7. Leave Whycocomagh. Proceed to Cheticamp by Lake
Ainslie to begin the Cabot Trail. In Cheticamp, visit craft
shops, L'Eglise St - Pierre Church and Les Trois Pignons.
Proceed to the entrance of Cape Breton National Park.
Options for the rest of the trail are: whale watching,
swimming and craft shops. Continue back to Whycocomagh on
Highway 105.
8. Start in Whycocomagh. Travel the Bras d'Or Lakes
Scenic Drive by heading towards Marble Mountain. Shop at
Rita's Tea Room in Big Pond and visit Iona Highland Village
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