Multimillion-dollar funding earmarked for new Cape Breton trail
Nova Scotia is set to unveil its latest, natural gem: The Jajiktek Seawall Trail in the Cape Breton Highlands. We have more on a new trail that will give hikers access to one of Nova Scotia's most spectacular and remote wilderness areas.
Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Highlands are already established as a world-class hiking destination with gems like the skyline trail that jets out to provide incredible ocean views.
The new Jajiktek Seawall Trail through the Polletts Cove-Aspy Fault Wilderness Area will now give hikers access to one of Nova Scotia’s most spectacular and remote wilderness areas in a way that ensures the ongoing protection of the area.
The Nova Scotia government has invested about $7 million to help design and build the new trail, which will include camping huts along the way.
Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced two agreements o Oct. 19 that will allow the Municipality of the County of Inverness to build and manage the Jajiktek Seawall Trail. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Hikers will cross about 48 kilometres of land, which will offer scenic, coastal vistas, mountainous terrain, rugged wilderness and pristine nature. The experience will take four days to complete, and hikers will spend the night in camping huts at three locations along the trail.
Jajiktek (pronounced jaw-jick-deck) is a Miꞌkmaw-originated term that means crouching down and standing up as you move along a difficult route close to water.
The trail is expected to open in about two years.
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