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Cape Breton
The Cabot Trail's coastal loop, and, on the island's east shore, the harbour town beside a reconstructed French fortress.
Photo: Coast in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Mhsheikholeslami, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Canada
Cabot Trail (Baddeck and Chéticamp)
One of the world's great coastal drives, with moose and whales.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia · Canada
Louisbourg
A harbour town beside a reconstructed 18th-century French fortress, with a free lighthouse trail and Atlantic beaches.
Ready-made trips in this area
6 days · Halifax → Lunenburg and Mahone Bay → Cabot Trail (Baddeck and Chéticamp)
Nova Scotia coasts
Halifax and Lunenburg on the South Shore, then the Cabot Trail loop.
2 days · Louisbourg
Louisbourg and the fortress coast
A lighthouse trail, a working harbour, and a day inside a reconstructed French fortress.