Minas Basin Lookout – View of Cape Split Sea Stacks loop from Shoe Bridge Ledge

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Canada

Nova Scotia

Kings, Subd. B

Minas Basin Lookout – View of Cape Split Sea Stacks loop from Shoe Bridge Ledge

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Minas Basin Lookout – View of Cape Split Sea Stacks loop from Shoe Bridge Ledge

03:59

14.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Cape Split Provincial Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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48 m

Scots Bay Beach

Highlight • Beach

Scots Bay is an excellent beach for pebble collectors! As you walk along the rocky beach be sure to keep your eye out for many pieces of agates, jasper and opals!
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2.95 km

Minas Basin Lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Minas Basin Lookoff there are spectacular views to Minas Basin about 60 metres above the coast.

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3.34 km

Cape Split Provincial Park

Nature Reserve

5.76 km

View of Fundy Shore

Highlight • Viewpoint

The views at Fundy Shore Lookoff are limited due to vegetation growth.

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6.41 km

At Cape Split, the western tip of Blomidon Peninsula tip is a meadow providing excellent long-distance views in good weather. The iconic sea stacks and basalt pinnacles carved by the power of the world’s highest tides are spectacular.

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7.97 km

Big Cove Lookoff #2

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Big Cove Lookoff #2 there are fine views to the Bay of Fundy, as well as the rock outcrops and the beach of Big Cove. The lookoff is in close distance to Scots Bay Trail.

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9.43 km

Big Cove Lookoff #1

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Big Cove Lookoff #1 there are good views to the Bay of Fundy and the cliff of Blomidon Peninsula. The lookoff is in close distance to Scots Bay Trail.

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

7.00 km

Surfaces

7.30 km

6.92 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

13°C

4°C

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Comments

August 21, 2024,Cape Split

The journey is worth it. The power of the rain is evident at the very end. Even in fog.

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September 22, 2022,🇨🇦 NS - Minas Basin & Scots Bay Trails (Cape Split Provincial Park)

We stay overnight in Clementsport on the west coast of the Nova Scotia Peninsula. During the night it rained across the region. Today it will remain cloudy all day and we expect constant rain. Nevertheless, we decide to hike further north-east. Around noon we reach Scots Bay in the Bay of Fundy. Scots Bay is the gateway to Cape Split …

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September 12, 2024,🇨🇦 🥾🌲Cape Split🦅 12.09.2024

Here we go again...🥾

There is a brilliant circular trail in Cape Split Provincial Park;
the Scots Bay Trail in the west and the Minas Basin Trail in the east of the Cape.

We explored the tour clockwise and were totally blown away🤩.

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