GENERAL INFORMATION

     Name:            Dartmouth Multi-Use Trail
     County:          Halifax County
     Ownership:       Halifax Regional Municipality
     Trail Length:    2.6 km (one way)
     Season:          Year Round


EMERGENCY INFORMATION

     Emergency:       911


DIRECTIONS

The trail runs between Sullivan's Pond and Micmac Blvd in Dartmouth, primarily
adjacent to Prince Albert Road.  Parking is available at the end of Nowlan St.
at the south end of Lake Banook.  

At certain times of the day, on-street parking is available along Prince Albert Road. 


ACTIVITIES

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


DESCRIPTION

The Dartmouth Multi-Use Trail is part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Beginning at the southern tip of Sullivans Pond, this asphalt trail is well used by locals 
for all kinds of activities including walking, hiking, bicycling, and swimming. 

Many ducks stop here on their migration journey south for the winter.  Signs are posted asking
trail users not to feed the ducks, as it might interfere with their migration patterns.  There
are interpretive panels that give some history of the Shubenacadie Canal on this section of 
the trail.

There is a marked crosswalk to cross Hawthorne Street and continue on to Lake Banook.  Just 
before the lake on your left, you will find Henry Findlay Park, which has benches and play
equipment for children.  Mr. Findlay was a lockmaster on the Dartmouth-Porto Bello section of 
the Shubenacadie Canal from 1861 - 1872.

After the park, turn right and cross a little bridge.  Follow the sidewalk of Nowlan St. up
toward Prince Albert Road then curve left to parallel Prince Albert Road.  Just past the Micmac
Aquatic Club the trail splits into two trails.  Closest to the lake is the boardwalk, where
bicycles are not permitted.  The asphalt trail closest to the road does permit bicycle use.  

At the base of Cottage Hill Drive, the two trails merge at a pavillion dedicated to the former
practice of cutting ice from the lake in the winter and storing it in ice houses for later use 
in ice boxes (before refrigerators were invented).

The trail continues on as a wide asphalt sidewalk up Prince Albert Road and Grahams Grove.
There are signs for hidden driveways, intersections, and traffic lights along the way.  As you
approach highway 111, the trail truns to concrete sidewalk and veers left down a hill to the
water.  You will cross the narrows between Lake Banook and Micmac on a bridge which is parallel 
to the highway.  Continue up the hill, and as you approach Micmac Blvd there are crosswalks on the
right that will take you under the highway on a gravel path.  At the lights, if you turn right,
you can continue on the Trans Canada Trail on the Shubie Park section.