Tag Archives: Great Walking Trails

The Samson Trail – New Glasgow, NS

September 22, 2014 The Local Traveler

Ever since our 10 Fall Day Trips Within Two Hours of Halifax post went live, I've had tons of people asking about the location of the header photo - the charming bridge foot path in New Glasgow. That bridge is part of the Samson Trail in New Glasgow. We kicked fall off with a run… Read More

The Ovens – Riverport

August 1, 2012 The Local Traveler

A few weeks back, while touring Annapolis Valley, I came across a twitter photo of The Ovens. Initially, I didn’t believe it was located in Nova Scotia. It reminded me of pictures taken in the Mayan Riviera. It was all turquoise waters flowing into waterfront caves. Stunning. So stunning that I tried to make Drew… Read More

Bus Route #60 – Eastern Passage

May 23, 2012 The Local Traveler

Welcome to our second installment of day-trips and vacation spots in HRM accessible by bus (and bike!). Today we'll chronicle the #60 Bus Route to Eastern Passage. Note for cyclists: We’ve added distances from the Bridge Terminal in brackets next to each location. The trip is pretty flat for the most part, with sparse bike… Read More

Bus Route #15 – Purcell’s Cove

May 20, 2012 The Local Traveler

Riding the Metro Transit one day, we noticed an HRM ad that pictured three walking trails that could be reached by bus. We thought this was a brilliant idea (props to @hfxtransit) and have been inspired to take it one step further with a series of posts on all the cool HRM sites that can… Read More