Nova Scotia trails · Mi'kmaw Hill Loop
Mi'kmaw Hill Loop
A 4.8-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 97 ft of climbing. Reaches Indian Hill and other lake/summit destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 3.2 and mile 4.8. It gives back about 236 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Indian Hill (summit)
- Upper Marsh Lake (lake)
- Lower Marsh Lake (lake)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:59 a.m., the sun rises at 7:28 a.m. and sets at 6:32 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 9.6-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:08 a.m. — 7 h 24 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mi'kmaw Hill Loop + Pot Lake Loop — 9.2 mi loop, 513 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pot Lake Loop — 1.4 mi
- Hay Marsh Loop — 2.0 mi
- Minister Hill Trail — 2.8 mi
- Hobsons Lake Loop — 4.5 mi