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

Lunenburg County Tourism & Orientation Web Sites

Map of Lunenburg County

South Shore Tourism (Lighthouse Route)

South Shore Naturalists Club

Town of Lunenburg

Town of Mahone Bay

Town of Bridgewater  &  Town Map  (PDF format)

Town of Chester

LaHave River Ferry Schedule

The Tancook Islands  &  Ferry Schedule

The Aspotogan Peninsula  &  Map

Community of Riverport

Community of New Ross

The Mystery of Oak Island (two of many pages here and here)

Boat Tours to Atlantic Puffin colony on Pearl Island  from Peggy's Cove, HRM

 

Lunenburg County Locator Maps for Birding Sites & Routes

A) Rte 331 (Southern Coastal Lunenburg County, south of LaHave River Estuary)

A1 Cherry Hill Beach, including: Junction of Route 331 & Henry Conrad Road (in Cherry Hill) Aerial View of Cherry Hill Beach Provisional Site Species' List   (PDF file)

A2 Broad Cove -- Junction of Route 331 & Beach Road Provisional Site Species' List   (PDF file)

A3 Risser’s Beach Provincial Park, including: park entrance off Route 331  &  Trail Map  &  Description Aerial View of Risser's Beach Junction of Route 331 & Green Bay Road

A4 Crescent Beach, including: Junction of Route 331 & Crescent Beach Road (west end of beach) George Island (east end of beach) Aerial View of Crescent Beach Provisional Site Species' List (including LaHave Islands)  (PDF file)

A5  LaHave Islands, including: Bush Island Bush Island Provincial Park Jenkins Island Bell Island  &  side road to Wolfe Gut LaHave Island Aerial View of LaHave Islands Provisional Site Species' List (including Crescent Beach)  (PDF file)

B) Central Coastal Lunenburg County (between LaHave River Estuary & Mahone Bay)

B1 Kingsburg Beach, Hirtle Beach, & Gaff Point, including: Aerial View of Area Junction of Route 332 & Kingsburg Road (in Rose Bay) Kingsburg Beach: Web Site & Location Junction of Kingsburg Road & Hirtle Point Road (to Hirtle Beach) Hirtle's Beach:  Web Site & Location (parking lot)  (& start of hike to Gaff Point) Provisional Site Species' List for Kingsburg Peninsula (Sites B1 & B2)   (PDF file)

B2 Conrad Island & Rose Bay, including: Aerial View of area Trail to Conrad Island Oxners Beach Provisional Site Species' List for Kingsburg Peninsula (Sites B1 & B2)   (PDF file)

B3 The Ovens Natural Park, including: Junction of Feltzen Road South & Oven Road park web site  &  Trail Map  &  Description Aerial View of The Ovens

B4 Miller Point Peace Park  &  Trail Map  &  Description  Lunenburg Municipal Recreation and Activity Complex  &  Trail Map  &  Description

B5 Lunenburg Back Harbour Trail: Dufferin Road trailhead,  Sawpit Road trailhead,  Trail Map  &  Description

B6 Blue Rocks Road, including: Junction of Route 332 & Blue Rocks Road Back Oler Farm Marsh Junction of Blue Rocks Road & Heckmans Island Road

B7 Second Peninsula, including: Junction of Hwy 3 & Second Peninsula Road Second Peninsula Provincial Park (entrance) Aerial View Provisional Site Species' List   (PDF file)

B8 Westhaver Beach

C) Northern Coastal Lunenburg County (Mahone Bay to HRM county line)

C1 Fauxburg Road Rail-Trail Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)

C2 Clearland Road Rail-Trail

C3 Oakland Road / Indian Point (junction of Hwy 3 & Oakland Road)

C4 Graves Island Provincial Park (entrance)  &  park web site  &  Aerial View Trail Map  &  Description

C5 Big Tancook Island, including: mainland ferry wharf in Chester  &  ferry schedule Map of Big Tancook Island Tancook Islands Web Site ferry wharf on Big Tancook Island (ignore "East Ironbound Island" marker) Aerial View of the Tancooks  (good detail if you zoom in) Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)

C6 Aspotogan Peninsula, including: Hwy 3 & Route 329 -- Western Junction & Eastern Junction Blandford Peninsula Rail-trail  --  Western Terminus & Eastern Terminus Junction of Hwy 3 & Mersey Connector Road Deep Cove Junction of Route 329 & New Harbour Road Bayswater Beach Provincial Park Owl's Head  &  Aerial View

C7 Pearl Island Wildlife Management Area &  Boat Tour info

D) Inland Lunenburg County

D1 Ninevah Provincial Park

D2 Card Lake Provincial Park

D3 New Ross Road/Windsor Road, including: Junction of Hwy 14 & New Ross Road (in Smith's Corner) Junction of Windsor Road & Mill Road (in New Ross)

D4 Franey Corner route, including: Junction of Hwy 12 & Forties Road (in New Ross) Junction of Forties Road & Newburne Road (in Franey Corner) village of Parkdale Junction of Newburne Road & Cornwall Road Provisional Site Species' List  (PDF file)