GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Cape Chignecto Provincial Park 
     County:          Cumberland 
     Ownership:       Province Of Nova Scotia 
     Maintainer:      Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
     Trail Length:    ~45km 
     Season:          Mid-May to Mid-October

EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:	      911
    
                     
DIRECTIONS


From Amherst, head toward Springhill (south) on highway 2.  Turn right onto highway 302
toward Nappan. Pass through Nappan, and turn right onto highway 242 until it ends at
Joggins.  Turn left here onto the Fundy Shore Drive, and follow it to East Apple River
where the highway turns into number 209.  Follow highway 209 to Point Hill where you
will turn right onto West Advocate Road, drive through West Advocate, and the park
entrance is at the end of this road.

From Truro, head toward Amherst on highway 104.  Take Exit 12 and follow signs to highway 2
west.  Travel on highway 2 and follow it through Parrsboro. Remember to turn right at the
Irving gas station to stay on highway 2 through Parrsboro. Turn left onto highway 209 and
drive ~45km to Point Hill.  Once there, turn left onto West Advocate Road, drive through
West Advocate, and the park entrance is at the end of this road.


ACITVITIES

     Walking:             N             Hiking:	         Y         
     Cycling:             N             XCntry Ski:      N
     ATV:                 N             Horse:           N
     Snowmobile:          N             Coastal:         Y
     Loop:                Y             Wheelchair:      N
     Wheelchair Assisted: N 


DESCRIPTION

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a 4,200 hectare natural environment park on a dramatic
coastal peninsula on the Bay of Fundy. The park offers wilderness camping in secluded coves and
ravines along this remote shoreline. A spectacular trail will take hiking visitors along high 
cliffs and deep valleys.

From the entrance at Red Rocks near West Advocate, the trail follows the steeply incised, wooded 
coastline toward the wild jut of land known as Cape Chignecto.  Along the way breathtaking vistas 
of the Bay of Fundy are features and numerous vantage points. The trail utilizes hand-constructed 
wooden stairways and foot bridges to navigate the sometimes impassable terrain.

In an attempt to leave the park as pristine as possible, painstaking care was taken by trail crews
to leave the area looking as untouched as possible. Natural fill was used for the trail bed, a 
technique that will last longer than unnatural fill, and require little maintenance. On site 
materials were used when possible to reduce what had to be removed and carried in. Work has also 
involved more traditional methods. For example, because of the steep terrain, local farmer Gord 
Elliott used his horse to deliver lumber to the Mill Brook worksite. A boat was also used to ferry 
some materials to a beach. 


Note:  Trail description is from www.capechignecto.net