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 (September 20, 2025)
1) a) A big thank-you to all the hikers for making our 22nd Annual festival a great success. Many thanks for your great support & patience after the province of Nova Scotia & CBHNP open the woods for hiking on Cape Breton Island two weeks before our festival started. b) A big thank-you to our wonderful team of volunteers - Guides & Sweeps, Registration, BBQ, Opening & Closing Ceremonies, our Presentors and our Board of Directors. c) Thank-you to all our partners - CBHNP, Meat Cove Welcome Centre & community, NHN, our communities, DCBA, CB Municipalities & ACOA. D) And to our spouses for their understanding & support during the festival. Check out our 2025 Hike the Highlands Festival Closing show on youtube -
2) Photo Contest - Hikers at the festival are asked to submit one photo in each of the following categories - a) Scenery, b) People, c) Humour, d) Flora, and e) Fauna. Submit photos to the email - hikethehighlands@gmail.com by Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025 by 11:30 pm. 1st place winners recieve a free hiking pass in next year's festival & photo's promotion, 2nd & 3rd place winners will be featured in next year's festival promotion photos.
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