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Top 10 Best Hiking Trails in in Cape Breton Island

Our selection of the most beautiful trails in the region. Ranking based on 292+ hiker reviews.

10 selected trails

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Intermediate

Sugarloaf Trailhead (Wilkie Sugar Loaf trail)

5.0 (30 Reviews)

Average hiker rating

#1 Cape Breton Island

Humes River

Petersfield Provincial Park

Franey Trailhead

Acadian Trailhead

The Peak Tenerife Mountain

Gypsum Mine Lake

Egypt Falls

Lake-O-Law Provincial Park

Mary Ann Falls

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Top 10 Best Hiking Trails in in Cape Breton Island

Sugarloaf Trailhead (Wilkie Sugar Loaf trail)

Humes River

Petersfield Provincial Park

Franey Trailhead

Acadian Trailhead

The Peak Tenerife Mountain

Gypsum Mine Lake

Egypt Falls

Lake-O-Law Provincial Park

Mary Ann Falls

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