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Trails, Parks & Wilderness
There are countless trails criss-crossing HRM. Some are informal footpaths used for generations for hunting and fishing, others are on old rail beds taken over and managed by community groups, others are in public parks. There are even water trails along the coast.
HRM's emerging Regional Trail System reflects the widest possible range of experiences associated with our diverse natural history landscapes. The system features challenging wilderness trails with a guaranteed high degree of environmental and ecological integrity, multi-use, shared trails which link communities and offer visitors a unique glimpse of our cultural/living history, coastal trails which traverse beaches, truncated headlands and estuaries and offer outstanding vistas, and urban greenways which offer that unique opportunity for overnight visitors to exercise in a pleasant natural setting.
For more information on trails in the area, please visit Trails in HRM or Trails Nova Scotia . |
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 Oakfield Provincial Park
About the Site: Visit www.novascotiaparks.ca
Caution:
Natural Features: The park is on a drumlin that was once farmed, and large open fields are maintained as meadows. The woods support a small pocket of climax forest. Three trails join together for a 5 km loop. An old cart road runs under a canopy of 200-year-old beech and hemlock. Young beech are plainly visible in winter because they hang onto their large buff, coloured leaves. A footpath covered with roots and pine needles lies along the shoreline. Large red oak indicates good drainage throughout the park. White spruce and pine have taken over the early successional forest of red maple and birch, which can still be seen under the conifer canopy. Walk to the iron bridge over the rail track for a good view down the length of Shubenacadie Grand Lake. Or paddle across Grand Lake to the waterfall at Sleepy Cove on the opposite side. Take care crossing the lake as winds often increase in the afternoon.
Getting There: Take Exit 5 from highway102 and drive 12 km on highway 2 towards Truro or take Exit 6 and drive 5 km on highway 2 towards Halifax. The park sign is on the west side of the road and a 1.5 km dirt road leads to the park entrance. If the gate is open, there is another parking lot nearer the lake.
More Info: Images are courtesy of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Halifax, NS
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