Parque
North Cape Hiking Trail
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Wayne
December 15, 2017
Great food and views of the water
Leslie
May 16, 2019
The North Cape Nature Trail lies on the windswept northwest tip of the Island. A lighthouse has stood at the site since at least the mid nineteenth century. Today it is the site of a large windmill farm, and a wind energy research station. A restaurant and gift shop are also nearby. The trail is a linear boardwalk, starting at the North Cape Windmill Farm, following sheer cliffs from 30 feet to 40 feet on one side, almost two km to the remains of an isolated rock column just a good leap offshore. (Don’t try it.) Off the cliff side lies the endless seascape of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at certain points, the beach is accessible at low tide. The boardwalk readily accommodates wheelchairs, but it is not accessible to motorized vehicles, and bicycles are not welcomed. The trail passes through scrub woodlands taking a side trip of a couple of hundred yards into Black Marsh, with its unique flora. Here is a raised resting platform and look off. The Marsh covers a very extensive area on the cliff tops, with the Marsh extension barely penetrating its edge. Dozens of varieties of coarse plants unique to the Marsh may be seen, with their tiny colourful flowers. In addition to marsh birds and common birds of the Island on one side, from the cliff you may see terns and gulls, cormorants, loons, scoter, old squaw, eider and harlequin ducks, gannets, and bald eagles.
The North Cape Nature Trail lies on the windswept northwest tip of the Island. A lighthouse has stood at the site since at least the mid nineteenth century. Today it is the site of a large windmill farm, and a wind energy research station. A restaurant and gift shop are also nearby. The trail is…
Kristy
February 13, 2018
Beautiful North tip of the island
Michelle
July 2, 2015
for the nature lover in you
Valentina
August 30, 2017
Windmill Farm, Light House, Gift shop, Reastaurant. Don't forget to visit the beach in the back of the lighthouse- lots of inukshucks and great scenery.
Ubicación
Prince Edward Island 12
Seacow Pond, PE