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The Cabot Trail Cycling Adventure Day 1 – The Causeway to Baddeck Day 2 – Baddeck to Ingonish, climbing Smokey Day 3 – Ingonish to Meat Cove to Pleasant Bay, climbing North Mountain Day 4 – Pleasant Bay to Glenora Distillery Day 5 – Glenora Distillery to the Causeway 10 FAV Photos Cycling the Cabot…

There are four sizable hills around Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail. Cycling counterclockwise, there is Smokey Mountain (south of Ingonish), North Mountain (east of Pleasant Bay), MacKenzie Mountain (south of Pleasant Bay) and French Mountain (north of Cheticamp). Here are the details on the climbs… Smokey Mountain climb is 7.2 kms from Wreck Cove to the…

Here are our top ten photos of the ride… Day 1, at the start of our Cabot Trail adventure. Day 2, riding from the Englishtown Ferry.  Day 2, atop Smokey. Mission Accomplished. Day 3, Climbing out of Neils Harbour. Day 3, on the way to Meat Cove in Capstick, where the blacktop ended. Day 3,…

Day 1 Route ~ August 29, 2022 (96 km) Starting on TransCanada just north of the Causeway Melford / Upper River Denys / Iron Mines First sign of water at approx. 45 km Whycocomagh Reserve / Whycocomaugh Nyanza Bay / Buckwheat Corner Exit TransCanada on 205 (Shore Road) into Baddeck Baddeck Bay Sojourn (Water Street…

Day 2 Route ~ August 30, 2022 (94 km) Leave Baddeck along Chebucto Road to turn back onto TransCanada Hwy Exit TransCanada onto 312 to the Englishtown Ferry Cross on the ferry and proceed on the 312 to the Clucking Hen Bakery Little River / French River / Wreck Cove General Store Cape Smokey climb…

Day 3 Route ~ August 31, 2022 (81 km) Leaving Ingonish / Lakies Head Exit Cabot Trail to Neils Harbour Neils Harbour to White Point, along White Point Road Continue to Cape North and exit Bay St. Lawrence Road Climb Sugar Loaf to Capstick (where the blacktop ends) Meat Cove From Cape North proceed to…

Day 4 Route ~ September 1, 2022 (76 km) Drove in the rain over the mountain tops of both MacKenzie and French Enjoyed the classic Cabot Trail Lookoffs Began cycling in Petite Etang Through Cheticamp Through Acadian towns with sidetrip on #219 Back onto #19 into Inverness End Day 4 at the Glenora Distillery It…

Day 5 Route ~ September 2, 2022 (81 km) Left Glenora Distillery on road via Route 19 Mabou – turn onto the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail Side visit into Port Hood Rejoined rail trail south of Port Hood Celtic Shores Coastal Trail through Judique & Craignish Continued onto a washed out Sea Walk for 3…