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Another amazing day on the trails at Skyline and Fishing Cove located on the Cheticamp side of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Close to 50 hikers enjoyed the two guided walks on another beautiful sunny day. I notice I got a windburn on Skyline. Today the festival is now past the halfway...Read more

The weather man and our own meterologist, Bill Danielson,  gave us another great day for hiking. Today’s hikes included Salmon Pool and Acadien trails in Cape Breton National Park.  Thirty plus hikers enjoyed ideal hiking conditions with another great day for photos. Daniel Aucoin, guide...Read more

The first day of the Hike the Highlands Festival went well and featured the Jack Pine Guided Hike and the opening ceremonies.  There were 31 hikers enjoyed the guided hike of the Jack Pine Trail led by guides Mary MacDonald and Bethsheila Kent and sweeprs Sandra Curtis and Robert Dauphinee.  The...Read more

The big day has arrived and  our committee is excited and ready to welcome hikers to the 4th annual Hike the Highlands Festival.  Five new hikes, all new evening presentations, opening and closing ceremonies are just some of the reasons why you should not miss our festival. Spectacular highlands...Read more

I have the pleasure of sharing with you an article written by Mary MacDonald, one of the guides in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival and Park Interpreter, CBHNP.   Jigging Cove Lake – Mary MacDonald, Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Jigging Cove Lake trail provides hikers an...Read more

The Hike The Highlands Festival Society is excited about the team of Guides and Sweeps assembled for this year’s festival. “I think it is our best team yet “says Tom C. Wilson, Chair, Hike the Highlands Festival Society.  A great deal of credit goes out to Marie Stradeski and...Read more

Hike the Highlands Festival web site uses google my maps to help hikers find the trailhead,  pictures of the trails and trails descriptions.  Videos will be added later. This new technology makes it easier for the hiker to plan what hikes they will be doing during the festival.  Visit our map...Read more

Today I decided to try out my Nordic Walking Poles on one of the toughest hiking trails around – Franey, CBHNP. I was not disappointed. I found the hike up so much easier and I made great time including my breaks. Most of my breaks include some water, occasionly some food and then some pics....Read more

Just 5 weeks away before the 4th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival begins on September 14, 2007. It is time to start thinking about registering for the Hike the Highlands Festival. There are two ways to pre-register: 1) download the e-brochure (pdf format) of the festival , complete the form and...Read more

While camping in Cheticamp at National Park Campground, my wife and I hike a few trails on this side of the National Park. One of the trails was Corney Brook. The trail began on the other side of the road from the parking lot. It was nice, wide trail allowing two people to walk side by […]Read more