Nova Scotia trails · Flat Lake Loop
Flat Lake Loop
A 1.6-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 126 ft of climbing. Reaches Duck Pond and other lake destinations.
Length
1.6 mi
Elevation gain
126 ft
Difficulty
Easy
Max grade
15%
Steepest mile
+109 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.6 miles.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Duck Pond (lake)
- Flat Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:58 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:47 a.m. — 9 h 45 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Flat Lake Loop + Duck N Run + Lake Loop Old Climb (unsanctioned) — 4.2 mi loop, 371 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Colpitt Lake Trail — 1.6 mi
- Lakeview Trail — 2.6 mi
- Long Lake - Main Trail — 3.9 mi
- Evil Birch Wilderness Trail — 7.3 mi