Nova Scotia trails · Fountain Lake North Trail
Fountain Lake North Trail
A 2.0-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 199 ft of climbing. Reaches Duck Pond and other lake destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 0.7.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Duck Pond (lake)
- Fountain Lake (lake)
Getting there
Fountain Lake North Trail access. 45.56709, -63.80635 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:00 a.m., the sun rises at 7:29 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:01 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.1-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:12 a.m. — 9 h 20 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Kenomee Canyon Trail — 10.0 mi