Hidden gems - Hiking areas in Halifax, Canada not to miss (Updated January, 2024)

Hidden gems: Hiking areas in Halifax

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Halifax. This list contains 21 places from Hiking area category.

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Pennant Point Hiking Trail

Hiking area

5.00 (15 reviews) (~21.45 km from centre)

West Dover Provincial Park

Hiking area

👍👍 This place reminds me the stone people in Frozen. It was so magical that I can’t describe it. I wish I had time to go for a hike there.

5.00 (6 reviews) (~28.89 km from centre)

Chain Of Lakes Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Nice trail for walking and biking. I’ve walked the entire trail and it’s really lovely. Lots of things to look at and see. There’s usually deer which is nice. The one thing I did notice that could be improved on is the few and far between trash cans. Even a place to stop and grab a drink at the 5km...

4.90 (22 reviews) (~3.57 km from centre)

Shearwater Flyer Trail - Parking Lot

Hiking area

👍👍 The trail road is quite friendly. It's good to bring kids here. In my opinion, there is plain trail road for newbie to cycling. In addition, there are many branches path leading to different places. It's wonderful to drive your off-road vehicle here. Overall, there is a fine trail road for cycling a...

4.90 (15 reviews) (~8.56 km from centre)

Second Lake Trailhead - Armcrest Dr

Hiking area

👍👍 Nice trail for cycling! Very picturesque forest and lake down the hill!

4.90 (7 reviews) (~17.39 km from centre)

McIntosh Run Singletrack Biking and Hiking Trails- Hartlen Park Trailhead

Hiking area

👍👍 The best place in HRM to ride mountain bikes. Granite frickin’ wonderland.

4.80 (134 reviews) (~4.41 km from centre)

Crowbar Lake Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 I absolutely loved this trail. I had no idea it existed. We hiked it in early March.. so lots of ice and you really had to be careful with your footing. It was challenging... lots of up and downs. We only did the first loop, which took us about 3 hours, but i think it could be faster during the...

4.80 (121 reviews) (~23.2 km from centre)

Polly Cove Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Very fun trail, easy difficulty level. Mostly plains and rocks. You can keep going on the trail, following various paths to new adventures. I went all the way down to the coast and got to see a bit of sea life. Had a lot of fun! You can spend the entire day here walking around and not getting lost....

4.80 (50 reviews) (~29.62 km from centre)

Blueberry Beach Trail

Hiking area

👍👍 Good trail. I mostly use this place to swim and fish. Most blueberries at the blueberry beach entrance get picked quite early on as soon as they're ripe ( the blueberries, as of July 29 2023 are still yellowish. Not ready to be picked). Very Rocky beach to swim at. So bring your water shoes if you'r...

4.80 (32 reviews) (~4.4 km from centre)

Orange Jelly Trailhead - McIntosh Run Trails

Hiking area

4.80 (6 reviews) (~6.98 km from centre)

Duncan's Cove Nature Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful hike, peaceful and crashing waves, can go just a short way or hike to the end. My pup loved it and I found it quite easy to navigate :) although hard to find the entrance? I was terrified of trespassing on private property but I spoke with two others and they said it’s the only way to get...

4.70 (107 reviews) (~16.96 km from centre)

Hobsons Lake Trail

Hiking area

Dogs allowed

4.70 (84 reviews) (~10.71 km from centre)

Sackville Lakes Trails Parking

Parking lot

👍👍 This is a great walking trail, with well maintained and smooth trails. Heading out of the parking lot you can do a loop down towards the lake and return to the parking lot. You can also cross the road and take the trail along the lake beside the road. If you exit the trail at the ball park, you can...

4.70 (39 reviews) (~14.38 km from centre)