Road Trip Planning| Miles Kms | Item | Summary |
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Exit #11, Junction of Highway, #19 Cabot Trail (east leg) |
Community of South Gut St. Anns, NS. North to Cabot Trail Scenic Drive Trailway. North to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. South to Canso Causeway. East to town of North Sydney. Attractions in and around South Gut St. Anns, NS: Gaelic College Summer Ceilidh Series; instructors present a ceilidh of the music, song and dance of the Gaelic culture. - Hall of the Clans; a walk around exhibit of Scottish history and culture from early times to the present. |
| 0.0 0.0 |
View From Highway |
Cabot Trail highway marker sign |
| 0.0 0.0 |
View From Highway |
Junction of highway #105 and the Cabot Trail
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| 1.2 2.0 |
Exit #12 |
East to community of Englishtown, NS |
| 4.3 7.0 |
Roadside Highway Turnout with Viewing Point |
St.Ann's Lookout. Looking across St Anns Harbour, from the turnout, one can view the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. |
| 4.3 7.0 |
View from Highway Turnout |
Looking south |
| 6.5 10.5 |
Roadside Highway Turnout with Viewing Point |
Kelly's Mountain ( Bras d'Or Lookout ) view from lookout |
| 9.4 15.2 |
Steel Island Campground |
West side of highway |
| 10.4 16.7 |
Access to Community of Boularderie, NS |
West of highway. |
| 10.7 17.2 |
Exit #13 |
West to community of Ross's Ferry, NS. |
| 11.9 19.2 |
Exit #14 |
East ( old route #5 ), to communities of Boularderie East, NS, Big Bras d'Or, NS |
| 14.7 23.6 |
Exit #15 ( St. James Road ) |
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| 18.5 29.8 |
Exit #16 |
East to community of Big Bras d'Or, NS. |
| 18.8 30.3 |
Services at highway |
West side of highway, diesel |
| 19.4 31.3 |
Exit #17 Junction of Highway #162 |
East to community of Mill Creek, NS. |
| 22.9 36.8 |
Exit #20e Junction of Highway #125 |
East via Main Street to town of Sydney Mines, NS. South to city of Sydney, NS, town of Louisbourg, NS. Sydney Mines, NS, was founded in 1784. Sydney Mines has a rich history in coal production. Attractions in and around Sydney Mines: Johnny Miles Festival - Cape Breton Fossil Centre. The Fossel Centre has a large collection of fossils from Cape Breton area. Sydney Mines is one of eight important fossil sites in Nova Scotia, and is known internationally for excellent examples of plant fossils owing to the coal deposits found in the Sydney Coalfields. |
| 24.9 40.1 |
Commercial Street. View of Ferry Terminal |
Town of North Sydney, NS. Downtown business section. Access to Visitor Information Center. Access to Marine Atlantic Ferry to Port Aux Basques, Argentia, Newfoundland |
| 24.9 40.1 |
View from ferry to Newfoundland |
Photo of Canada's famous Schooner Bluenose II. Milebymile staff while boarding the ferry to Newfoundland had the opportunity to view this famous sailing ship, which was visiting North Sydney. The Bluenose, was Nova Scotia Canadian schooner, a celebrated racing ship and hard-working fishing vessel. The Bluenose schooner has been on the Canadian 10 cent coin for years |
| 24.9 40.1 |
Commercial Street.- Community of North Sydney, NS. |
Welcome to North Sydney, NS. 'The Gateway To Newfoundland'. North Sydney is the western terminus of the Marine Atlantic ferry service. It acts as the marine link for the Trans-Canada Highway to the island of Newfoundland. Start/Finish of Highway Travel Guide -e |