Nova Scotia trails · Scots Bay Trail
Scots Bay Trail
A 3.8-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 202 ft of climbing. Reaches Big Cove Look Off #1 and other viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 59% of the ascent, between mile 2.5 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 294 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Big Cove Look Off #1 (viewpoint)
- Big Cove Look Off #2 (viewpoint)
- Scots Bay Lookoff (viewpoint)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:02 a.m., the sun rises at 7:32 a.m. and sets at 6:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:04 p.m. (ADT) — 11 h 03 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.5-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:30 a.m. — 8 h 04 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Amethyst Cove Trail — 2.5 mi
- Minas Basin Trail — 2.6 mi
- Coastal Trail — 22.6 mi
- Eatonville Trail — 22.6 mi