Cabot Trail Bike Adventure

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One of the world's greatest rides, the Cabot Trail should be on every cyclist's "must-ride" list! Enjoy the stunning sights as Nova Scotia's most dramatic coastline meets the breathtaking beauty of the highlands. The pace of your bicycle is the perfect way to appreciate all the scenery on offer. Combining such awe-inspiring scenery with comfortable inns and e...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

What's this trip about?

    One of the world's greatest rides, the Cabot Trail should be on every cyclist's "must-ride" list! Enjoy the stunning sights as Nova Scotia's most dramatic coastline meets the breathtaking beauty of the highlands. The pace of your bicycle is the perfect way to appreciate all the scenery on offer. Combining such awe-inspiring scenery with comfortable inns and exceptional cuisine makes this ride a once-in-a-lifetime experience

Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 1 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityCabot Trail
End CityNova Scotia

Destinations

  • North America
  • Canada

Attractions

  • Nova Scotia

Trip includes

    • • 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, accommodation, luggage handling, support vehicle and full-time driver-guide, maps, route instructions and taxes

Itinerary

Why this trip?

• It’s a must-do trip for touring cyclists and one of Freewheeling's most popular rides.

• The simple beauty of cycling between mountains and sea, in a remote island setting not on the way to anywhere.

• Margaree River Valley – a pretty salmon-...

Fully-Guided Adventure - please enquire for Fully-Guided Adventure scheduled dates

Combine the pleasures of sharing the experience with others while traveling at your own pace, and having full vehicle support and the caring service of at least one guide per six people. Your luggage is moved for you, and the group nature usually attracts tra...

Self-Guided Adventure

Travel by yourself, with vehicle support to enable and enhance your itinerary, and a driver on call nearby to help and move your luggage for you. You can choose your own travel dates (except when there is a guided tour on the same route), or join other self-g...

Customized Private Itinerary

Do you want different dates? Would you like to change the itinerary? We can adapt! We are willing to add new dates, for group or private tours, where possible and given enough time. We are very flexible, and given sufficient time to do so, we can create a new departure, and even a customized itinerary, to match your needs.

SAMPLE ITINERARY

Day 1: Introduction

An optional transfer departs Halifax at midday. Otherwise, meet late this afternoon in Port Hawkesbury, or at your first inn (a good place to park your vehicle for the week if you’re driving yourself). Live music often follows dinner - an introduction to the musical culture of Cape Breton Island. D (Meal inclusions provided for guided trips only).

Day 2: Short: 28.4km 155m/-235m; Long: 53.6km 344m/422m

Ride down the East side of Margaree River Valley to its mouth, where you can stop for lobster on the beach. Short option riders will transfer to Cheticamp from Belle Côte. The long option follows the ocean through the Acadian region to Cheticamp. If you arriv...

Day 3: Short: 46.5km 786m/-762m; Long: 78.1km 1393m/-1388m

Today is a challenging day of cycling through Cape Breton Highlands National Park; cycling distances and terrain can be adjusted using transfers. Short option finishes at MacIntosh Brook with a transfer to your inn at Dingwall. The long option includes climbi...

Day 4: Short: 28.4km 306m/-291m; Long: 54km 601m/-591m

Cycle the scenic route between Cape North and Neil's Harbour (where the shorter ride begins), stopping for a short hike at spectacular White Point, where eagles often soar over spouting whales. Options include swimming holes, waterfalls, beaches, and golf at the Highland Links.

Day 5: Short: 43.6km 359m/-605m; Long: 60.6km 759m/-746m

A nicely undulating ride along the East Coast follows the initial climb over Cape Smokey. You can choose to ease the ride with a transfer up and over Smokey. Enjoy a picnic feast at Indian Brook or an interesting café in the middle of nowhere, and finish at a secluded inn on the shores of St. Anne’s Bay.

Day 6: Short: 35km 297m/-303m; Long: 78.1km 806m/-735m

On this morning’s ride to Baddeck, you can stop to visit the Gaelic College Great Hall of the Clans Museum, or if you are already in Baddeck, visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Bell's airplane, the Silver Dart, was airborne about the same time as the Kit...

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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