GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Beaver Mountain Provincial Park Trail 
     County:          Antigonish County
     Ownership:       Department of Natural Resources
     Contact:         Greg Murphy, Department of Natural Resources 863-4513
     Trail Length:    Short loop = 3km, long loop = 6km
     Season:          Year Round
     Maintained by:   Department of Natural Resources


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911        
     Special:         The nearest phone is in Antigonish


DIRECTIONS

Leave highway 104 at exit 30 (James River) and turn south.  Take the first right 
and follow the signs to Beaver Mountain Provincial Park. 


ACTIVITIES

     Walking:             Y (on paved loop)    	Hiking:         Y
     Mountain Biking:     N        		XCountry Ski:   Y
     ATV:                 N        		Horse:          N
     Snowmobile:          N     		Coastal:        N
     Loop:                Y        		Wheelchair:     Y
     Wheelchair Assisted: Y (on paved loop)


DESCRIPTION

This maintained 6 km trail return hike offers a breathtaking view of the Antigonish
Lowlands.  From the administration building lot, follow the park road to your left.  
At the first junction, take the left road to cross the power line.  The first part of 
the trail leads through a dense white spruce forest passing an inactive (in 1999) 
beaver colony and crossing Cameron Brook.  Here the short loop turns to the right 
and follows the brook upstream.  

The long trail continues uphill where you go through a hardwood forest of
mostly maple and beech. Exiting from the forest you come out to former farm 
fields.  To get back to where you started, turn left at the junction and follow the 
pavement. There is fresh water available at the park as well as parking, a picnic area, 
and outhouses. Other facilities can be found in nearby Antigonish.

This trail is no longer maintained by the Department of Natural Resources so take care.