BIRDING SITES OF NOVA SCOTIA
 VICTORIA COUNTY
INFORMATION WEB LINKS


This web page, an aid to travel and vacation planning
within Victoria County in Nova Scotia,
supports and augments the
Birding Sites of Nova Scotia guidebook.

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Tourism Information & Orientation
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
Victoria County Updates (none yet)
Weather & Tides
Trails
Parks & Protected Areas
Cultural Heritage Attractions
Lighthouses
Author's Victoria County Recommendations
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Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Tourism & Orientation Web Sites

Map of Victoria County  &  Map showing Birding Sites
Cape Breton Island Tourism
Northeast Highlands Tourism
Cabot Trail Scenic Drive
Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive
Town of Baddeck
Community of Ingonish
St. Paul Island
Celtic Colours International Festival  (October, island-wide)
 


Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes
A) North of Cape Breton Highlands National Park
A1  Bay St. Lawrence to Meat Cove, including:
Aerial View of Bay St. Lawrence
Bay St. Lawrence harbour (Deadman’s Pond)
Money Point Road
Meat Cove
St. Paul Island  &  Aerial View
Bay St. Lawrence to Cape St. Lawrence (incl. Meat Cove) Provisional Species' List  (PDF file)
A2  Cape North Mountain, including:
Junction of Bay St. Lawrence Road & side road up North Mountain
Aerial View of North Mountain
Cape North Provisional Species' List  (PDF file)
A3  Inner Aspy Bay: Cabot’s Landing Provincial Park to South Harbour, including:
Aerial View of North Harbour, Aspy Bay
Aerial View of South Harbour, Aspy Bay
Cabot’s Landing Provincial Park
Viewpoint over North Harbour
Junction of Cabot Trail & Dingwall Road
North mouth of Dingwall Harbour
Junction of Cabot Trail & Shore Road
&
Sunrise Valley & Aspy Bay Bird Species' List  (PDF file)
A4  “Sunrise” Valley (North Aspy River Valley), including:
Junction of Bay St. Lawrence Road & North Side Road
Junction of Bay St. Lawrence Road & Heelen Loop Road
&
Sunrise Valley & Aspy Bay Bird Species' List  (PDF file)
A5  White Point Road / New Haven Road, including:
Junction of Cabot Trail & White Point Road
Lily Pond
Junction of White Point Road, New Haven Road, & Dixon Road
White Point Trailhead
Junction of Cabot Trail & New Haven Road
Aerial View of White Point peninsula
B) Cape Breton Highlands National Park -- West Side
Cape Breton Highlands N.P. Species' List  (PDF file)
(Note: a comprehensive checklist is available from the park's Nature Book Store)

Park Visitor Information location  (Ingonish)
Park Web Site
B1 Junction of Cabot Trail & road to Beulach Ban Falls
Note: Beulach Ban Falls (and its access road) are in Inverness County;
the junction with the Cabot Trail lies in Victoria County
B2 Junction of Cabot Trail & Paquette Lake Road
Park Trails - East Side  (including sites B3 - B7) (see below)
Park Trails - West Side (Inverness County)
Aerial View of Cape Breton Highlands
C) South of Cape Breton Highlands National Park
C1 Ingonish Harbour  &  Aerial View
C2 Cape Smokey Provincial Park
C3 Plaster Provincial Park
C4 Englishtown (St. Ann’s Bay) Trail, including TrailheadTrail Map  &  Description
C5 Bird Islands  &  Boat tour departure point (in Big Bras d'Or)
C6 Dalem Lake Provincial Park, including:
Junction of Park Access Road and New Dominion Road
Trailhead  &  Trail Map  &  Description
Aerial View of Dalem Lake
C7 Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park, including:
Junction of Margaree Road & West Baddeck Road
Junction of West Baddeck Road & North Branch Road
TrailheadTrail Map  &  Description
C8 Highland Hill Trail, including:
Junction of Rte 233 & Barra Glen Road (in McKinnon's Harbour)
Junction of Barra Glen Road & Highland Hill Road
Trailhead
MacCormack Provincial Park (Iona Beach)
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Weather & Tides Web Sites
WEATHER
North Mountain inland weather forecast
Town of Ingonish inland weather forecast
Town of Baddeck inland weather forecast
Cabot Strait marine weather forecast
Tide Times (north to south):
Gulf of St. Lawrence / Atlantic Coast / Bras d'Or Lake
St. Paul Island tide times  &  locator map  
 Bay St. Lawrence tide times  &  locator map
 Dingwall tide times   &  locator map 
 Neils Harbour tide times  &  locator map 
Ingonish Island tide times  &  locator map
Table Head tide times  &  locator map
Black Rock Point tide times &  locator map
 Big Bras d'Or tide times  &  locator map 
St. Anns Harbour tide times  &  locator map
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Trails Web Sites (north to south)
White Point Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description  (N. of Neils Harbour)
The following trails are all in Cape Breton Highlands National Park -- East side
(west side trails are described in Inverness County)
Aspy Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site B3 - Jigging Cove Lake Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Jigging Cove Brook Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
  Coastal  Trail -- Locator Map for northern trailhead & southern trailheadTrail Map  &  Description
Site B4 - Jack Pine Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Branch Pond Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Broad Cove Mountain Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site B5 - Warren Lake Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map, Description  &  Aerial View
Warren Lake Trail Provisional Species' List  (PDF file)
Franey Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site B6 - Middle Head Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map, Description  &  Aerial View
Site B7 - Freshwater Lake Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Freshwater Lake Trail Provisional Species' List  (PDF file)
Clyburn Valley Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
The following trails are all south of Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Provincial Hiking Trails of Victoria County (downloadable PDF file)
Cape SmokeyTrail; Uisge Ban Falls Trail; North Mountain Trail
Site C2 - Cape Smokey Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
 Site C3 - Plaster Provincial Park Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &   Description
Site C4 - St. Ann's Bay (Englishtown) Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site C6 - Dalem Lake Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description
Site C7 - Uisge Ban Falls Trail -- Locator MapTrail Map  &  Description 
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Parks & Protected Areas Web Sites
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Cape Breton Highlands National Park Important Bird Area
Ingonish Island Important Bird Area
Central Cape Breton Highlands Important Bird Area
Cape North Important Bird Area
St. Paul Island Important Bird Area
Bird Islands Important Bird Area
Polletts Cove-Aspy Fault Wilderness Area
Middle River Wilderness Area
French River Wilderness Area
North River Wilderness Area
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Cultural Heritage Attraction Web Sites
Celtic Colours International Festival  (October, island-wide)
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site  (town of Baddeck)
Highland Village Provincial Museum / An Clachan Gàidealach  (village of Iona)
Giant MacAskill Museum  (village of Englishtown)
Gaelic College of Celtic Arts & Crafts (village of Englishtown)
Great Hall of the Clans (village of Englishtown)
Little River Fisheries & Heritage Museum  (village of Little River)
North Highlands Community Museum (village of Cape North)
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Web Sites
Northern Atlantic Coast (north to south)
St. Paul Island, North Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
  St. Paul Island, South Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Cape North Lighthouse  &  locator map
Neils Harbour Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Ingonish Ferry Lighthouselocator map [former - no longer standing]
Great Bras d'Or and approaches (NE to SW)
Ciboux Island Lighthouse  &  locator map
Black Rock Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Carey Point Range Lights  locator map
 Great Bras d'Or Range Lights  &  locator map
 McNeil Beach (Boularderie) Lighthouse  &  locator map   [former - no longer standing]
Man Of War Point Lighthouse  &  locator map  [former - no longer standing]
Bras d'Or Lake (east to west)
 Kidston Island (Baddeck) Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Gillis Point Lighthouse  &  locator map
 Little Narrows Lighthouse  &  locator map
 
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Author's Recommendations
Capt. Cox's Whale & Bird Watch (village of Bay St. Lawrence)
Donelda's Puffin Boat Tours (village of Englishtown)
(1-877-278-3346)
Atlantic Puffin, Razorbill, Black-legged Kittiwake, Great Cormorant

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