Middle Head Trail
A trail of about 4 km round trip on the Middle Head peninsula, between Ingonish’s north and south bays, with cliffs, forest and views of Smokey Mountain.
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In the destination Cape Breton and the Cabot Trail (Canada): Baddeck; Chéticamp; Ingonish.
In the photo: The cove and Ingonish Beach, in Cape Breton.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
A group of small communities on the east coast of Cape Breton, at the eastern entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It has two bays separated by the Middle Head peninsula, with the trail that leads to the tip, and Ingonish Beach, with the ocean on one side and a freshwater lake on the other.
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The local experience
A trail of about 4 km round trip on the Middle Head peninsula, between Ingonish’s north and south bays, with cliffs, forest and views of Smokey Mountain.
A sand-and-pebble beach in Ingonish’s south bay, separated by a sandbar from a freshwater lake, inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park.