Hello lovely people,
We would like to go to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for 2 weeks in August. We are into hiking, camping, sea kayaking...all the outdoor fun

1. Other than Gros Morne, Cape Breton, any other national parks and beautiful trails would you recommend to hike on? We are quite fit and can do 8-10 hours hike per day.
2. How many days would you suggest to stay in each park?
3. Which airport would you suggest to fly into?
4. Any other cool things to do and see?
Thank you so much!
Shirley

Gros morne is nice, but it doesn't hold a candle to the east coast trail. Look up the spout Newfoundland on YouTube and do that trail for fun. Through hiked it in August and went to gros morne after. East coast trail was 100% better

If you can, go a month earlier to catch the whales, bird mating season, etc. You'll be happy to find out that nl is 3 weeks or so behind mainland for fruits, so if you do go in August you'll be eating a ton of blueberries and other ground fruits

Feel free to pm me if you want more info, we went for 3 weeks and spent it all in Newfoundland

I would recommend staying at Murphy's Camping on the Ocean in N.S. They do a free muscle boil on the open fire at night and chartered boat rides in the morning. It was the best part of my trip at east last year!

Cape Split is a great hike in NS

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Skerwink Trail. So beautiful!

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Kejimikujik Park

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Yes and Keji by the sea

I loved Mad Rock Nfld

We honeymooned in the Highlands. Fishing Cove was about an 8km hike into an abandoned fishing cove - beautiful.
Another vote for Kejimikujik National Park. So many opportunities for canoeing - multiple day trips. So peaceful and underappreciated. I've rarely encountered other people once we hit the water.
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park in NS is lovely. I think its a 56 km loop with sites for tenting and a couple cabins. We did that one in 3 days too.
Cape Split is nice but popular (I like to avoid crowds).

Ditto on Kejimikujik

Stumbled across Victoria Park in little Truro, NS on a trip last summer. Highly recommend spending an afternoon there! Quite easy hiking trails, beautiful little waterfalls, and it was free! Truly a hidden gem - it was crazy to think the park was in the city.

I grew up in NS and my must do's are:
1. Cabot Trail in Cape Breton.
2. Kejimkujik is great for camping, hiking, swimming...I used to spend my summers there growing up.
3. KayakHalifax if you plan on spending any time there. Point Pleasant Park is a nice place for a hike right in Halifax too.
4. If you want to experience an east coast pub in Halifax go to The Lower Deck:)

Cape Chignecto is a fantastic 3 day coastal hike.

I second this!

I third it! There's even 'cabins' if you want to leave the tent at home.

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Hike Pollett's Cove in Cape Breton to see some wild horses! A decent day hike or you can camp overnight

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Eastcoastoutfitters are great outfitters outside of Halifax for kayaking . You can easily spend 2 weeks driving around ns. Whale watching in digby, keji by the sea , blomidon, all ....

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Tablelands in Gros Morne...Norris point is also beautiful. Cow Head is another nice one.
If you're heading to the east side of NL, Dildo is actually one of the most beautiful little seaside communities I've ever been to. Totally picturesque. The east coast trail is lovely as well. And beautiful Bonavista

http://www.novascotiawhales.com/

How long are you planning to spend in NL? Two weeks is quite short for NS and NL but not impossible. Gros Morne Park will need at least 3 days. You might decide NS and just the west coast of NL for this trip. Going up the northern peninsula would also be amazing. I would love to chat with you more if you like. I'm a proud Newfoundlander and just
telling people the best bits! Message me if you're interested.

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Hey! So I just planned a whole trip to the east coast as I am pumped to be screeched and cheers to patty Murphy. I'm actually driving to nova scotia from Toronto, spending a night in Ottawa, then Moncton and hitting up a micro brewery there, then pei for a night then Nova Scotia. I'm taking the ferry to Newfoundland then flying home from there.
I am going for George st fest and as Susan can attest as a Newfie herself it'll be a ball! I hear fabulous things. While in Newfoundland, I'm hoping to find an air bnb as I want to absorb as much of a local feel as possible!

There is a trail called the Skerwink in Trinity NFLD. It is not a long trail but the scenery is fabulous. Also, make sure you see the Trinity Pageant - play that takes you through the history of Trinity while walking through the town with the performers - check the times so you don't miss it! Also, check the iceberg watch website- we went to St Anthony a few years age when the Peterman Ice Island just arrived and the bay was littered with icebergs in August-it was truly amazing!

Priya Dhir

Whale watching in Twilingate with a wine tasting after, and can't miss the tiny chocolate shop for tasting as well.

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