Digby Island Trails
Trails Along The Shore

The best known and most spectacular is the Balancing Rock Trail. I have provided information for the Balnacing Rock Trail on it's own page.

You can walk the shoreline almost anywhere on the Digby Neck Islands where you can get at them. There are, however several that have become quite popular. I am only mentioning a few of them here, there are others, so explore a bit and enjoy your day on the islands.

Take exit 26 off highway 101 at Digby and follow the signs to Route 217. Take this road to the end at East Ferry. You will come to a big horseshoe turn just before it gets to the ferry dock.

Take the Petite Princess Ferry across to Tiverton, Long Island. Turn left after leaving the ferry and continue down this road until you see the sign for Central Grove Provincial Park, the first trail I mention.

After you finish at Central Grove turn right and continue down the highway to Freeport where you will find the next ferry. The Joe Casey ferry will take you over to Brier Island where you will find the other trails I mention.

Both ferries charge a small fee to cross over, but they only charge for one way.

Coastline Brier Island, Digby Neck, Nova Scotia

The other Digby Island Trails include:

This 1.6 km trail is owned by the Province of Nova Scotia and is open from May to Thanksgiving. It is located in the Central Grove Provincial Park, about halfway across Long Island.

The trail starts from the back of the park. It starts out rocky and rooty through a spruce forest and then becomes rather twisty and continues through softwoods and then dense ferns. There are wooden walkways over the bogs but you still have to be careful of some possible wet areas. You will come to a look off over the rocky beach before going down to it. Watch for various birds and other wildlife along your way.

Digby Island Trails, Brier Island, Digby Islands

If you continue on from Central Grove to Freeport you will come to the ferry "Joe Casey" across to Brier Island. Turn right from the ferry dock onto Water Street and follow it, as it becomes a gravel road. This road will lead you to the Northern Light.

If you look around at the lighthouse you will find some trails to the left of it. You can follow these coastal trails for some unique scenery along the way. Keep an eye open for seals that may be basking on the rocks and for birds feeding along the coastline. Take time to look and the variety of wildflowers that grow along the path and the different types of vegetation.

Head back to the ferry dock and this time turn left at the ferry. Look for Robicheau General Merchants and take a right onto Wellington Street there. Follow this road down to where the payment ends and turn left onto the gravel road and follow for about 4 km to the Western Light.

Here you will find more coastal trails around the lighthouse area. Watch for interesting plant life and wild flowers along the trails. Enjoy the great scenes of the Bay of Fundy and the rugged shorelines and stony beaches. You may be lucky enough to spot some marine life as you follow along the shore so have your camera ready.

I have not followed the trails very far yet but I have picnicked on the rocks by the lighthouse and have seen whales and seals swimming by.

Lupins on Brier Island, Nova Scotia

Leave the Digby Island Trails and return to check out other trails in Digby County.