Nova Scotia trails · Pot Lake Loop
Pot Lake Loop
A 3.4-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 128 ft of climbing. Reaches Cranberry Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 1.1. It gives back about 213 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Cranberry Lake (lake)
- Pot Lake (lake)
- rocking-stone (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Pot Lake Loop. 44.66474, -63.76993 · directions
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 6.8-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 38 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:06 a.m. — 8 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Mi'kmaw Hill Loop + Pot Lake Loop — 9.2 mi loop, 513 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mi'kmaw Hill Loop — 1.4 mi
- Minister Hill Trail — 1.5 mi
- Hay Marsh Loop — 2.4 mi
- Hobsons Lake Loop — 3.8 mi