Nova Scotia trails · Coastal Trail
Coastal Trail
A 12.4-mile network in Nova Scotia, with 489 ft of climbing. Reaches French Lookout.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,030 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- French Lookout (summit)
Getting there
Coastal Trail access. 45.41471, -64.89014 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:04 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:36 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:06 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.4-mile route takes roughly 4 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:24 p.m. — 6 h 12 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Eatonville Trail — 0.0 mi
- Minas Basin Trail — 20.0 mi
- Scots Bay Trail — 22.6 mi
- Amethyst Cove Trail — 25.0 mi