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SavePark trails suitable for cycling are: Freshwater Lake, Clyburn Valley, Branch Pond Look-off, Le vieux chemin du Cap-Rouge, Le chemin du Buttereau, Le Buttereau and Salmon Pools.
Also suitable for cycling are all secondary and campground roads. Please use caution on gravel roads and trails, especially after heavy rains.
Also suitable for cycling are all secondary and campground roads. Please use caution on gravel roads and trails, especially after heavy rains.
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- Hike
42 trails
- Mountain Bike
17 trails
- E-Bike
6 trails
- Trail Running
42 trails
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- 39
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 18
- Trails E-Bike
- 6
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 42
- Trails Trail Running
- 42
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 4
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 5
- Trails Snowshoe
- 10
- Total Distance
- 62 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 23 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,764 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,403 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,404 ft
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- 22
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- 1
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- 1,559
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Popular Cape Breton Highlands National Park Trails
Photos of Cape Breton Highlands National Park Mountain Bike
trail: Branch Pond Look-off
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Oct 10, 2017 @ 10:06am
Oct 10, 2017Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branch Pond Look-off | May 21, 2025 @ 2:13am May 21, 2025 | Unknown | bent6543 TRAILFORKS | ||
| Salmon Pools | Aug 27, 2024 @ 2:39pm Aug 27, 2024 | Ideal | greg13 KEPPOCH | ||
| Le vieux chemin du Cap-Rouge | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:22am Jun 8, 2021 | Unknown | bent6543 TRAILFORKS | ||
| Le Chemin du Buttereau | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:22am Jun 8, 2021 | Unknown | bent6543 TRAILFORKS | ||
| Le Buttereau | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:22am Jun 8, 2021 | Unknown | bent6543 TRAILFORKS | ||
| Clyburn Valley Trail | Jun 8, 2021 @ 4:22am Jun 8, 2021 | Unknown | bent6543 TRAILFORKS |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| raybarry89 | wishlist | trail | activity #74923589 | Jun 30, 2025 @ 5:27pm Jun 30, 2025 |
| SuzannekORiG5 | wishlist | region | activity #74289919 | Jun 21, 2025 @ 4:49pm Jun 21, 2025 |
| maxpower5408 | wishlist | region | activity #73457151 | Jun 9, 2025 @ 7:12pm Jun 9, 2025 |
| bent6543 | add | report | activity #72090111 | May 21, 2025 @ 2:14am May 21, 2025 |
| bent6543 | update | trail | activity #72090087 | May 21, 2025 @ 2:12am May 21, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Agree with earlier comments that this is not a... | Aug 17, 2024 @ 10:54am Aug 17, 2024 | ||
| trail | Easy hike along the river. Water accessible... | Sep 28, 2023 @ 2:18pm Sep 28, 2023 | ||
| trail | Mountain bikes are permitted on the Salmon... | Oct 4, 2021 @ 2:05pm Oct 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | Easy fire road for about 2 miles, then about 1... | Oct 4, 2021 @ 1:34pm Oct 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | A bit more difficult than the clyburn valley... | Oct 1, 2021 @ 10:08pm Oct 1, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Highlands Nordic | 12.8 km | ||||
| Ski Cape Smokey | 1 | 13 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 17 | 27 miles | 1,549 ft | 9 miles | 1,194 ft | #8,088 | #23 | 1 | 25 | 220 | ||
| E-Bike | 6 | 7 miles | 443 ft | 3 miles | 866 ft | #38 | 5 | |||||
| Horse | 4 | 7 miles | 443 ft | 3 miles | 866 ft | |||||||
| Hike | 42 | 62 miles | 6,765 ft | 23 miles | 1,404 ft | #7,081 | #23 | 25 | 575 | |||
| Trail Running | 42 | 62 miles | 6,765 ft | 23 miles | 1,404 ft | #7,063 | #23 | 25 | 84 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 4 | 6 miles | 390 ft | 2 miles | 495 ft | |||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 5 | 7 miles | 443 ft | 3 miles | 866 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 10 | 14 miles | 587 ft | 5 miles | 1,342 ft |
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