Middle Head Hiking Trail

This was a FANTASTIC hiking trail! We found the walk down comfortable, although there are a lot of roots and rocks poking out of the trail, so maybe not the best choice for selective footing" issues or older persons. The views were beautiful

This property was once an estate of a close friend of Alexander Graham Bell per placard on trail (see pic). Beautiful vistas all along mostly wooded trail on both sides. Trail it’s self is relatively easy except for the abundant roots and rocks in the trail. Woods are cool and mostly breezy but the open areas can be hot with full sun. Well worth the short hike.

Lovely trail with lots of birds to view. Will take about 1-1.5 hours in total to complete. Some steeper areas, make sure to wear good shoes.No bathroom at this park unfortunately.

What a great day at the end of October. Spectaculor views, well maintained trail. We had a great view to Cape Smokey, met some animals on our way. A Must!

A really nice, quite easy trail where you venture out onto a small peninsula between two bays. Lots of photo opportunities at many intervals. Would definitely recommend for anyone looking for an easy hike with lots of views.

We started in the morning, it took 2 and half hours for the round trip as our 4 year old needed several breaks and want to explore things. It was a hot day but the path go thru a lot of trees and it was not bad. The view at the end of trail was stunning and you could see some wildlife as well. As I said our 4 year old conquered it so it is not a hard trail. I would definitely recommend this.

One of the best trails in the Cape Breton National park. The trail is moderately challenging, roots, up hill and down hill. There was not much too see along the way. At the end of the trail, the view was fascinating. Because the short side of the loop was closed, had to return from the long side. That added total distance to about 7km. It was definitely worth the effort.

Very nice hike. Pretty straightforward, doable for people of all abilities. Takes about one hour and has nice views of the Cape Breton shoreline. We saw some chipmunks but no other wildlife.

Our very first trail at the park. We were perhaps the one of the few first ones to enter the trail. The hike is a. It difficult as the terrain is quite uneven and has few ups and downs that could tire not so fit people easily.There are benches throughout just in case. Most of the trail is covered in tree canopy and some of it is out. Some of the views are amazing from the benches. Do take a good camera or a mobile with good quality camera.At the end you are faced one of the better views of the ocean. The views are good and if you go a bit further there you get a good view of the wild waves below. The rocks give you a nice resting spot and a cool summer breeze when we were there.On our way back we took the the circle ( a slightly longer way back) - not necessary as it does not give you additional views or challenges.

One of the best hiking areas on the island with beautiful scenery.Everybody who visits Cape Breton should do it.