Lone Shieling
A trail through a valley lined with sugar maples up to 350 years old, ending at a replica of a Scottish Highland shepherd's stone hut.
The trail lies in the Grand Anse River valley. The loop is less than 1 km long and follows a stream through an old-growth forest of Acadian sugar maples, some of which are up to 350 years old. In autumn the valley glows gold and red, and in summer the canopy keeps it cool. The stone-walled, turf-roofed hut beside the trail is modelled on a shepherd's house from the Isle of Skye in Scotland, and it commemorates the Highland Scots who settled here. It lies within the national park, beside the road between Pleasant Bay and North Mountain, and it is a good spot for a short stop and stroll.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pleasant Bay
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Skyline Trail
- Franey Trail
- Meat Cove
- Les Trois Pignons
- Bay St. Lawrence
- Chéticamp