Fishing Cove

Directions
While traveling the Cabot trail, you will pass through a small Acadian town called Cheticamp. Fishing Cove is located about half an hour past the town, just a few kilometres from Pleasant Bay. (The hike is located in the Highlands National Park, so you may want to pick up a map of hiking trails as you enter the Park)

Trail Info
Level: 5/5
Type: Woodland, Coastal, Camping
Activities: Woodland trail to secluded cove, camping and swimming.
Trail Length: The hike to Fishing Cove is 16 km (return).
Facilities: There are outhouses and firewood for you at the cove.
As we set up our tent we noticed two moose across the valley on the far slope, and then there was the rabbit that almost plowed me down a short distance from camp. You know you are roughing it when you have to fight nature for squatting rights.

From your tent you are within five minutes of the beach, a still water to wash up in, the river that leads into the cove, and a few short walking trails that will assist you in exploring the cove.

This is a great one for you individuals that love wilderness camping. Because of the great length of the trail (about four hours each way) it is almost mandatory and also highly suggested that you carry in your camping gear and spend the night.

The trail is a long, but beautiful one. You will travel from mountains to valleys, along streams and rivers. The trail is steep in some places and you will find yourself making good use of the benches that are placed along the way. Stop frequently for a mouthful of water. Do not fear running out of water, there is a fresh water spring about half way into the trail. We had four liters of water between the two of us. With fill ups, that seemed to do us just fine.

When the trail opens up into the cove you will know why you bothered hiking the four hours in. Fishing cove is nestled into a valley, rolling slopes on either side of a river that leads into the cove. There are level platforms to set your tent up on, fire pits, wood, and outhouses.