#26 of 79 · coastal
Cabot Trail
Chéticamp, Nova Scotia → Ingonish
110 km · Jun – Oct · Moderate
Cape Breton’s highland coast. The signature stretch: French Acadian villages, then the park, then cliffs that drop into the Gulf.
Viewpoints
Skyline trailhead
Sunset on the ridge. The road got you here.
35 km
400 m
Cape Smokey
The descent to Ingonish. The Atlantic is suddenly there.
100 km
300 m
- Road
- Good two-lane. Fog and moose. The park section is the point; the full loop is longer than you think.
- Permits
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park pass if you enter the park roads and trails.
Tips
- 01
This stretch, not the whole loop
The western highlands are the Cabot people mean.
- 02
October colour
If you can pick one month, pick that one.
From the road
1 notes
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Marie D.
Sep 2025
Chéticamp to Ingonish is the Cabot people mean — Acadian coast, then the highland park, then the Gulf. Skyline at sunset. The full loop can wait.
