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Hemlocks and Hardwoods Trail
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4.60km
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Kejimkujik National Park is a beautiful nature reserve right in the heart of Nova Scotia. Kejimkujik means ‘little fairies’ in the Mi'kmaw language – mystical forests and a magical atmosphere on this almost 5-kilometre (3-mi) hike really do make it feel like you’re walking through a fairytale.
Your hike starts just ten minutes from the visitor centre at the Big Dam car park on the Hemlocks and Hardwoods Trail. After just a few steps, you’ll be immersed in a centuries-old forest of giant hemlock pine trees. During the loop, which often leads over wooden footbridges to protect the sensitive tree roots, you’ll learn about the national park’s flora and fauna from the information boards that are dotted along the way.
The park is also a National Historic Site due to its links to the Mi'kmaw people, and there are many other exciting things to discover in the vicinity before or after your hike. The park is a two-hour drive from Halifax, Nova Scotia’s capital.
Last updated: February 28, 2025
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Your route passes through a protected area
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Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada
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1.16 km
Hemlocks and Hardwoods Trail
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1.92 km
Old-Growth Eastern Hemlock Tree
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4.60 km
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4.56 km
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4.56 km
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Not quite: today is - I think - Thursday 🤔 and the sun has hidden behind a blanket of clouds for the first time today😶.
For our last day in Kejimkujik National Park we planned two hikes.
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August 20, 2024
Kejimkujik National Park is a beautiful nature reserve right in the heart of Nova Scotia. Kejimkujik means ‘little fairies’ in the Mi'kmaw language – mystical forests and a magical atmosphere on this almost 5-kilometre (3-mi) hike really do make it feel like you’re walking through a fairytale.
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