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Today was about wild mushrooms and they were abundant on all three hikes – North River Big Falls, North River Little Falls and Usige Ban Falls.  It was appropriate that our evening presentation was “Fabulous Fall Fungi” by Bethsheila Kent. Sixty plus hikers enjoyed the trails...Read more

The 5th annual Hike the Highlands Festival opening night started off well with over 30 hikers enjoying the evening hike at Freshwater Lake,  then almost a full house for the opening ceremonies back at Heather Room, Glenghorm Beach Resort and later off to Thirsty Hikers Pub to hear some Celtic...Read more

Please find below the hours of the Registration Desk during the Hike the Highlands Festival,  Sept. 12-21, at the Heather Room, Glenghorm Beach Resort, Ingonish, Nova Scotia. Date Hours of Operation for Registration Room Friday, September 12th 3:00 pm. – 9:00 pm. Saturday, September 13th 8:00...Read more

On the labour day weekend, I was able to hike Cape Smokey, a 11 km trail located in the Cape Smokey provincial park along the Cabot Trail, in Victoria County, Cape Breton, with my wife, Heather and friend Gerald Costello. The trail was going to be wet due to the rain the day before but we were...Read more

Recently, I had a chat with Debra Ryan, President of Hike Nova Scotia about long distance hikes , socks and hiking boots.  She indicated how Smart Wool Socks worked well with her 4 day hike at Kejimkujik National Park and I talked about doing the West Highland Way next year in Scotland – 95...Read more

Today, I enjoyed one of the classics, the Franey Hiking Trail located in the Cape Breton Highlands Park, along the Cabot Trail. It was my first hike on Franey this year and it did not disappoint. The temperature forecast today was around 28 degrees Celius. So I left early around 8:30 am to beat...Read more

Hike the Highlands Guides & Sweeps are getting ready for the September hiking festival with St. John Ambulance First aid training. Picture above is one course that took place recently in Indian Brook on the North Shore with instructor Lyle Donovan who is a paramedic as well a Fire Chief for a...Read more

The board of directors of Hike the Highlands Festival is pleased to announce that in 2008 you can buy both the Hike the Highlands Festival Pass and Cape Breton Highlands National Park entry pass together from our festival.  In past years, you had to go to different locations to buy each of...Read more

I got a sneak preview this week of one of the new hikes in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival – Money Point.  This will be one of those wow hikes with great ocean views and mountain scenery. David and Tamara Rasmussen guided me to one section of the trail that takes you to a...Read more