Nova Scotia trails · North Granite Ridge Trail

North Granite Ridge Trail

A 5.6-mile network in Nova Scotia, with 305 ft of climbing. Reaches Bog View and other viewpoint destinations.

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Length

5.6 mi

Elevation gain

305 ft

Difficulty

Hard

Max grade

34%

Steepest mile

+287 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.0 mi

Shape

network

Surface

Ground

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 876 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Bog View (viewpoint)
Birchview (viewpoint)
Crawford’s lookoff (viewpoint)
Big Sky (viewpoint)
Kelly Meadow Lookoff (viewpoint)
Choose Happy Bench (viewpoint)

Getting there

North Granite Ridge Trail access. 44.88260, -63.24181 · 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 6:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:59 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 04 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.6-mile route takes roughly 2 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:40 a.m. — 8 h 50 min before sunset.