Posts Tagged ‘Ingonish’

Tue 12 Sep 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 4 – Rain / / / / / / / / /

Day 4 – Rain

                                           Day 4, September 11th started off fine with the sunrise hike on Broad Cove Mountain but just as the Clyburn Valley hike started it poured. Hikers...Read more

Mon 24 Apr 2023 Tom Wilson 2023 Hike the Highlands Festival / spring hiking Comments Off on Spring Hiking / / / / / / / /

Spring Hiking

Spring has arrived on Cape Breton Island and there is still some snow in the Highlands. Expect the following conditions when hiking in the spring :  wet conditions on the trail, windfalls & branches down, snow, higher brooks & streams than normal. So it is important to prepare for...Read more

Sat 30 Apr 2022 Tom Wilson 2022 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Registration Opens – May 2/ 22 / / / / / /

Registration Opens – May 2/ 22

  Above video a recap of last year’s 2021 Hike the Highlands Festival The really Big News – it is happening .  The 19th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival, Sept. 9-18, 2022 on Cape Breton Island, will open registration on May 2nd, 2022. Hikers will have two options to...Read more

Fri 20 Sep 2019 Tom Wilson 2019 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 7 – Sunny & Warm / / / / / / / / / /

Day 7 – Sunny & Warm

                                North River Waterfalls Family photo – Photo credit – Ruth Nyona The big news on Day 7, Sept. 19, it was sunny and warm compared to the last 3 days of the hiking festival....Read more

Sun 15 Sep 2019 Tom Wilson 2019 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Day 2 Festival Highlights / / / / / / / / /

Day 2 Festival Highlights

  Sixty plus hikers enjoyed today’s 3 hikes with sunny conditions and a little breeze at times. Thirteen hikers got up early (Bravo) and were at the trailhead at 5:30 am to enjoy a Sunrise Hike on Middle Head trail. It did not disappoint. The 10:00 am. hike to Slatey Point attracted lots...Read more

Sat 14 Sep 2019 Tom Wilson 2019 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on 2019 Festival Day 1 Highlights / / / / /

2019 Festival Day 1 Highlights

  Thirty -seven hikers enjoyed the evening hike on the opening day of the 16th Annual Hike the Highlands Festival, September 13, 2019. Hikers were treated to a great view of the Ingonish area on top of Broad Cove Mountain. Hikers later went back to the festival headquarters – St. John’s...Read more

Sat 15 Sep 2018 Tom Wilson 2018 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on Photography Workshop – A Success / / / /

Photography Workshop – A Success

Group Phot0 – Outdoor & Nature Photography Workshop.    Photo credit: Jenny Symes Hike the Highlands Festival started off its 15th Anniversary by hosting an Outdoor & Nature Photography Workshop with Wally Hayes, a professional photographer, Sept. 13-14, 2018. Wally has been...Read more

Mon 19 Sep 2016 Tom Wilson 2016 Hike the Highlands Festival Comments Off on North River Falls – A True Adventure / / / / / / /

North River Falls – A True Adventure

  Hiking to Nova Scotia’s highest waterfalls, North River, at 105 feet was the highlight for many hikers on Day 8 (Sept. 16,) of the 2016 Hike the Highlands Festival. The 18 km return trail in a wilderness area, provides a true adventure especially past the middle section with ups and...Read more

Mon 28 May 2012 Tom Wilson Cabot Trail / Cape Breton Island / Cape Smokey Hiking Trail / Hike the Highlands Festival / Trekking Poles Comments Off on Cape Smokey Trail – Great Coastal Scenery / / / / / /

Cape Smokey Trail – Great Coastal Scenery

With eight look-offs, Cape Smokey hiking trail provides the visitor with some amazing coastal scenery of the North Shore, Atlantic Ocean, and Ingonish area. This 11 km in and out trail located in a provincial park along the Cabot Trail, takes approximately 3 -4 hours to complete depending on your...Read more