Outdoor Activities

Take the "high road" between Millsville and Scotsburn.

You can find the trailhead behind the Pictou County Wellness Centre.

A community centre with a playground for all ages!

Cape to Cape is Nova Scotia's first long-distance footpath, expands over parts of Pictou & Antigonish Counties.

The Antigonish Landing trail offers pleasant views of farmland and hills across the waterway.

Arisaig Provincial Park overlooks the warm waters of the Northumberland Strait and offers a fascinating window to life on earth some 443 to 417 million years ago.

Trenton Park offers 6km or walking/hiking trails winding their way through 565 acres of century-old coniferous trees.

This trail runs from Brown’s point (end of Jitney) to the Pictou County border near River John. It has many accessible points and it a multi-use trail.

This trail is open year-round and is plowed during the winter months.

A park used for younger children.

Samson Trail is where Canada’s oldest locomotive the Samson ran along the New Glasgow riverfront.

Named in honor of New Glasgow's founding and current day pioneers, includes a gazebo look-off view of Potters Brook and the Charlie Hoegg Kinsmen Covered Bridge.

Albion Trail is a beautiful trail that follows the East River beginning at the Bridge Avenue and connects to the Samson Trail in nearby New Glasgow.

This beautiful recreational trail located on Pictou’s waterfront to Brown’s Point.

A beautiful riverside park with access to the Samson Trail.

A playground and park facilities.

The centre is owned by the Town of New Glasgow and operated by a volunteer board of directors.

Park visitors can enjoy a leisurely stroll or sit and have a picnic in front of the East River.

Park visitors can enjoy a leisurely stroll or sit and enjoy a book.

Three scenic look-offs for visitors to enjoy spectacular views and history.

This park has a small picnic area, trails with beautiful views of Antigonish and Cape Breton Island.

Provides a spot with interpretive panels of the community history, picnic tables and a warm sandy beach.

Popular beach featuring the warm salt waters of the Northumberland Strait.

A sand and pebble beach, a great spot to spend the day.

A large day-use park with shoreline access to the warmest salt water in Nova Scotia.

Cape George Day Park overlooks St George’s Bay in the Northumberland Shore region.

This 3 km beach has the best example of dune succession in Nova Scotia with gentle slope and occasional sand bars.

Park is known for its fascinating geology and fossils.

A popular 2-km (1.25-mi) beach with boardwalks that is known for its warm waters.

Park visitors can enjoy a leisurely stroll, picnic, biking and a playground.

Saltsprings Park was formerly a campground turned into a day park.

Green Hill Provincial Park is a picnic park with magnificent panoramic views of the farmlands of Pictou County.

A combination of a long sandy beach, salt marsh and open farmland with picnic tables.

Hike around the island and the beautiful sandy beach.

Offer visitors the opportunity to fight some of the biggest fish in the sea.

Come fish for giant bluefin with Captain John Gavin and the crew of Giant Bluefin Tuna Charters.

Experience the beautiful Samson Trail and the slow-moving curves of the East River by kayaking or biking.

Come for a walk, picnic, visit the local Miner's Monument, or let the kids burn off some energy.

9 hole Par 3 course with a lighted grass and sheltered driving range.

Premier golf destination that satisfies all skill levels, from beginner to pro.

The original nine hole golf course in Antigonish was laid out by the club’s founding members in the mid 1920’s.