GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Hemlocks And Hardwoods 
     County:          Kejimkujik National Park
     Ownership:       Dept. of Canadian Heritage 
     Trail Length:    6.0 km
     Season:          year round


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911
     Special:         The nearest phone is at the Visitor Centre.


DIRECTIONS

Kejimkujik National Park off of route 8. 


ACTIVITIES

     Walking:             Y        Hiking:         Y
     Mountain Biking:     N        XCountry Ski:   Y
     ATV:                 N        Horse:          N
     Snowmobile:          N        Coastal:        N
     Loop:                Y        Wheelchair:     N
     Wheelchair Assisted: N  


DESCRIPTION

This trail starts at the Big Dam Lake parking lot and takes about 2.5 hours to 
complete.  It is an easy trail to walk on and is refreshing on warmer days.  
Many of the Hemlock trees along the path are over 300 years old and their 
magnificence can be felt while walking along the darkened forest floor. The rest 
of the trail goes through mixed hardwoods, fir and pine with cinnamon fern in 
the swamp and boardwalk area and coralroot under the hemlocks.

This is a great cross country trail in the winter and is very pretty in the 
fall with the colorful mushrooms.  An additional 3.5 km of skiing is necessary 
to reach the trail head at the Big Dam parking lot in winter.

Kejimkujik is a National Park.  Phone the park Visitor Centre at (902) 682-2772 
for back-country maps, reservations (for regular and back-country sites), 
information on park regulations, and any additional information.  

Those intending to camp at a back-country site must first register at the park 
Visitor Centre.