The annual 'Hike The Highlands' festival brings hikers from far and wide to test their endurance on the myriad of mountain and seashore trails scattered about northern Cape Breton Island. This year's festival started on Sept. 11 and ends on Sept. 20, so at this writing, there is still time to join in the fun.
I appreciate that I'm trespassing on the territory of fellow blogger Tom Wilson, the organizer of the hiking festival, but I though I'd share a few photos from hikes in recent years. I'll post more from this year's event later in the week.
The view from the top of Sugarloaf mountain between Cape North and Bay St. Lawrence.
The Salmon Pool trail follows the Cheticamp River as it winds through Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Jagged coastline with a mountain backdrop marks the White Point to Burnt Head route that starts in the fishing village of White Point.
The Money Point Trail finishes it's outer leg on this treeless section of mountain that looks down on the open Atlantic. The trail starts in the fishing community of Bay St. Lawrence.
More awesome seacoast can be found on the Jack Pine Trail that winds through a jack pine forest to the Atlantic coast in Cape Breton Highlands National Park near Ingonish.
One of the most popular hiking trails in Cape Breton Highlands National Park starts with a walk through stunted forest where moose like to hang out and ends on the treeless spline of French Mountain that drops off to the Cabot Trail on one side and the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the other.
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