Hubley

城市概覽

The area supports a variety of wildlife species including, moose, bear, deer, bobcat, fox, coyote, numerous trees, shrubs and herbs, lichens, songbirds, waterfowl and many more. Twenty lakes dot the landscape joined by forests, fens, raised bogs, and old fire barrens.

如何抵達

Chebucto Peninsula, south of Highway 103 at exit 4 (Hubley).

當地交通

Halifax Transit provides service to Timberlea with the routes 21 and 23. Be sure to check the schedule as the 23 only operates at peak times. These routes stop at the intersection of Forestglen Drive and Fraser Road, approximately 2 km from the Bluffs Trail head using the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea (BLT) trail.

體驗活動

The Bluff Trail gives access to the Woodens River Watershed, a 22,000 acres (8,900 hectares) tract of provincial government land for hikers, paddlers, and winter sport enthusiasts.

Access Parking: A parking lot for the Bluff Trail is available. To access the parking lot you go to exit 4 on Hwy 103, turn onto the Bay Road (Rt.3) heading back to Halifax, go 2 km to Bay Self-Storage on the right. The Bluff Trail parking lot is immediately afterward. By bus: You can also take Halifax Transit bus #21 or #23 (the 23 only runs on weekdays during peak hours). Both buses will leave you in Timberlea, at the end of the line on Forestglen Drive (with the intersection of Fraser Road). The BLT Trail crosses Forestglen right at the bus stop. You can then walk on the BLT Rails to Trails to The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail trailhead about 2 km.

The trails The trail, entirely on Crown Land, begins inside the Woodens River watershed and climbs onto the high ground between the Woodens River watershed and the Nine Mile River watershed to the east. The trail is in the form of four stacked loops that each eventually go around Upper Five Bridge Lake and join with canoe access at Paradise Cove. There is a single trailhead, on the Beechville-Lakeside-Timberlea (BLT) trail at a point midway between the Hwy 103 overpass just south of Exit 4 and the northern tip of Cranberry Lake. Three canoe-accessible trailheads will be constructed at the south ends of Cranberry Lake, Frederick Lake, and Hubley Big Lake. The first two loops of the trail (the Pot Lake Loop and the Indian Hill Loop) were constructed in 2003 by 6 students employed for two months plus help from some 20 volunteers. Together, the first two loops are about 12 km and take a full seven hours to hike. The second two loops (called the Bluff Loop and the Hay Marsh Loop) were constructed in 2004. The four-loop system covers over 30 km. The signs at the trailhead emphasize that this trail is for experienced hikers; they warn hikers

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Camping Camping is actively discouraged. The Bluff Trail is located within a Protected Wilderness Area and is governed by the Wilderness Protection Act. Except in certain circumstances the Act and prohibits the development of campsites, the cutting of trees, damaging or removing any plants, and the burning of campfires. Therefore, the only camping permitted on the Bluff Trail is Leave No Trace camping.