Nova Scotia trails · South Granite Ridge Trail
South Granite Ridge Trail
A 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nova Scotia, with 331 ft of climbing. Reaches Granite Lake and other lake/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 998 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Granite Lake (lake)
- Eunice Lake (lake)
- Turtle Lake (lake)
- Choose Happy Bench (viewpoint)
- Admiral Lake Lookoff (viewpoint)
- Granite Lake Lookoff (viewpoint)
- Ridge View Lookoff (viewpoint)
- Cliff Top Lookoff (viewpoint)
- Valley View Lookoff (viewpoint)
- Sparrow Lake Lookoff (viewpoint)
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 10.6-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:41 a.m. — 6 h 49 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Admiral Lake Trail — 0.4 mi
- North Granite Ridge Trail — 6.4 mi
- West Lake Loop — 11.9 mi
- Salmon River Loop — 12.2 mi