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2.0 miles
Distance
200 ft
Climb
-229 ft
Descent
937 ft
High Point
-31 ft
Altitude change
731 ft
Altitude min
763 ft
Altitude start
732 ft
Altitude end
-0.3%
Grade
-18%
Grade max
15.7%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
4,229 ft
Distance down
1,050 ft
Distance flat
Juniper Head Details
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Riding AreaGully Lake Wilderness Area
Earltown, Nova Scotia -
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Local Popularity5 in Hiking [+]
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- 5 in Snowshoeing
- 5 in Backcountry Skiing
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
Juniper Head Trail, 3.3 km long, starts on the Glen Road off Route 4 in Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou County. It is set in an immature spruce wood and an old sugar maple and yellow birch wood and has many old forest lichens. It passes old skidder roads, brooks, and ends at Juniper Brook and the Gully Lake Trail. It is the most level of the CE-TS trails.
source: Cobequid Eco-Trails Society
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Access from Gully Lake trail or from the Glenn Road.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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(45.541550, -63.036870)
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Nearby Trails
- Gully Lake Trail 2 miles
- Old Road 2 3 miles
- Willard Kitchener Macdonald Trail 4 miles
- Old Road 5 miles
- Sandy Cope 5 miles
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Frequently Asked Questions About Juniper Head
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Where is Juniper Head located?
Juniper Head is located in Gully Lake Wilderness Area, Earltown, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the Gully Lake Wilderness Area trail network. The trailhead is located at coordinates 45.54155, -63.03687.
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How hard is Juniper Head?
Juniper Head is rated as Green difficulty. The average grade is 0.3%.
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What is the elevation gain for Juniper Head?
Juniper Head has 61 m of elevation gain. The trail has 70 m of elevation descent. The elevation ranges from 223 m to 286 m.
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Is Juniper Head a point to point trail?
Juniper Head is not a point to point trail. The direction is Both Directions. The trail type is singletrack.
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