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BBATV 5K Trail - Sandy Lake to Windmill Access

A 2.5-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 206 ft of climbing. Reaches Sandy Lake.

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Length
2.5 mi
Elevation gain
206 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+143 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Bikes
yes

Elevation profile

257 – 464 ft12

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 72% of the ascent, between mile 1.7 and mile 2.5. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of BBATV 5K Trail - Sandy Lake to Windmill Access

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

BBATV 5K Trail - Sandy Lake to Windmill Access access. 44.91052, -63.67874 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.1-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 06 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:34 a.m. — 8 h 58 min before sunset.

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