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Nova Scotia trails · Gully Lake Trail

Gully Lake Trail

A 6.7-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 505 ft of climbing. Reaches Gully Lake.

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Length
6.7 mi
Elevation gain
505 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
16%
Steepest mile
+281 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Dogs
yes
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

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The climbing leans toward the first third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 2.2. It gives back about 534 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Gully Lake Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Gully Lake Trail access. 45.54814, -63.06453 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:57 a.m., the sun rises at 7:26 a.m. and sets at 6:28 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:58 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.5-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:56 p.m. — 5 h 33 min before sunset.

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