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Nova Scotia trails · Liberty Lake Loop

Liberty Lake Loop

A 30.9-mile point-to-point in Nova Scotia, with 227 ft of climbing. Reaches Big Dam Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Parks Canada.

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Length
30.9 mi
Elevation gain
227 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
10%
Steepest mile
+179 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.0 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
yes
Managed by
Parks Canada

Elevation profile

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Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 60% of the ascent, between mile 10.3 and mile 20.6. It gives back about 479 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Liberty Lake Loop

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Liberty Lake Loop access. 44.31765, -65.21346 · 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 6:38 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 05 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.9-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 34 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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