On Cabot Trail - Skyline Trail - 350 year old Maples

One of the most popular hikes on the Cabot Trail is the Skyline Trail which runs along the top of a ridge on French Mountain at a height of 455metres. We have since realised that in Nova Scotia language this equates to about Mount Everest! It was very hot so as suggested we took plenty of water as the trees offer very little protection. Many of the trees have been stunted by the strong winds and the winter snow. The track was flat and graveled making the going fairly easy. At the end of the track is a boardwalk leading out to the tip and descending in stages to level viewing platforms. We took the rough track on the return journey making the round trip about 9 kms. We were hot and sticky by the time we returned to the van but being self sufficient we were able to freshen up on the spot with a shower before having some lunch. Later in the day we took another short walk through the oldest surviving hardwood forest in Canada filled with maple trees dating back 350 years.