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Acadian trail

A 5.5-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 1,138 ft of climbing.

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Length
5.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,138 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
30%
Steepest mile
+567 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Wood
Horses
no

Elevation profile

40 – 1,184 ft12345

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 1.8 and mile 3.6. It gives back about 1,165 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Acadian trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Getting there

Acadian trail access — parking nearby, restroom. 46.64682, -60.95031 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:49 a.m., the sun rises at 7:19 a.m. and sets at 6:19 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:49 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 10.9-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:30 p.m. — 5 h 49 min before sunset.

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