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Hi Jamie & All, Mar 2, 2007
For starters there is a much used trail from the bridge at White
Rock up the Gaspereau along the north side. I suspect it started as a
sled/wagon road to service a slate quarry.
At one time, sled roads radiated out from Sunken Lake like spokes of
a wheel; some are still intact, some grown in but useable (probably)
with detours, some converted to private roads and some obliterated by
porter logging. One good one used to run from the lake to Highway 12,
within a mile or so of the River in most places, but now has a section
east of the Salmontail obliterated by logging rubble. An interesting
side trail of this runs north to 'The Little River Falls' and then to
the Gaspereau River. One that ran south to Little River Lake is now a
cottage road but still an interesting walk. One goes to Little River
Lake canal almost parallel to the previous (the Sunken Lake end is now a
truck logging road but at some point becomes a sled road again, perhaps
before it crosses a meadow) and then runs along the canal to Highway 12.
One goes to Moosehorn lake with a left branch that circles back parallel
to the Sunken Lake road. One went from the west middle of Sunken Lake N
& NW to within earshot of the River.
And so on-- I don't want to bore those from other parts with more
King's County details, but if the above type of hiking sounds
interesting, then feel free to drop by the house sometime with
topographic maps (678-7824; 16 Overlook Rd., Kentville).
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville
Jamie Simpson wrote:
> Dusan
>
> Do you know of any resource that could provide my wife and I
> information on local hiking trails in the Hantsport Minas Basin/north
> Annapolis Valley/SOuth Mountain area? I'm particularly interested in
> exploring the Gaspereau River/Black River Lake area.
>
> Thanks
>
> JS
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusan Soudek"
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> To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>; "new wwns"
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> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 9:42 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] founding meeting of Hike Nova Scotia (Sat., March 24)
>
>
>> The date and place for the founding meeting of Hike NS has been set.
>> Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 24th and head for the Agri
>> Tech Park in Truro (directions will come with the agenda and other
>> supporting materials in a week's time.
>>
>> We have sign up members ($10 for individuals, $25 for organizations),
>> adopt our by-laws, and elect officers and directions. To add some
>> items of more interest we are planning several slide presentations of
>> some hiking experiences and hope to have some interesting guest at
>> lunch.
>> To get through the required business we have to start the meeting at
>> 10:00 (9:30 registration) and keep you until 3:30 or 4:00. We will
>> provide nutrition breaks and lunch.
>>
>> Anyone interested in discussing a role on the board is strongly
>> encouraged to contact me. We need representation from all regions -
>> we would particularly like to identify a landowner interest and
>> someone to bring the youth perspective to the table. This can either
>> be a youth or someone from a youth serving organization. We all
>> starting at the ground level so don't be shy about coming forward.
>>
>> I would appreciate you advising me of your plans to attend so we can
>> plan accordingly.
>>
>>
>> Jim Vance, Interim Secretary E-mail: nstrails@sportnovascotia.ca
>>
>>
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