A Special Feeling!
There’s a special feeling of welcome everywhere as you travel the Sunrise Trail, a scenic drive along the northeastern coast of Nova Scotia. It’s a part of everything, from the warmth of the gentle surf that caresses broad sand beaches to the friendly people you’ll meet everywhere you go. There’s a special beauty along the Sunrise Trail, too. Gently rolling farmlands create a quilt of emerald green fields that meets the sparkling blue waters of the Northumberland Strait. Country roads wind along sandy shores with their bright red bluffs and tidal saltmarshes that are vibrant with life. Timeless towns and villages, where generations have harvested the bounty of land and sea, now wait to be explored. Gracious accommodations offer a home away from home. There are fine restaurants, colourful shops and art galleries, as well as museums, summer theatre, and a fine arts centre. Good food and festivals are our specialty. Approx. touring distances along the Sunrise Trail: Amherst–Tidnish 23 km Tidnish–Pugwash 31 km Amherst–Pugwash 44 km Pugwash–Tatamagouche 40 km Tatamagouche–Pictou 60 km Pictou–New Glasgow 15 km New Glasgow–Antigonish 67 km Antigonish–Auld’s Cove 58 km
Pictou
The historic harbour town of Pictou, one
of the largest communities on the Northumberland
Shore, is a popular
Munroe’s Island Beach
Photo Credit: NovaScotia.com
Caribou and Munroes Island Provincial Park is in the Northumberland Shore region. The park has an open picnic area with access
Jost Vineyards
Photo Credit: jostwine.com
Jost Vineyards is found along the picturesque Northumberland Strait, just off the Sunrise Trail in Nova Scotia. We utilize
Waterside Beach
Waterside Beach Provincial Park located just east of Caribou River (3 km /2 mi north of Route 6) along the Sunrise Trail
Rushton Beach
You will find Rushton Beach Provincial Park, 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the tiny community of Brule nestled along the Northumberland
Tatamagouche Creamery Square
Creamery Square is an historic waterfront development site in Tatamagouche, located along the Northumberland Shore’s
Malagash
Photo credit: Brian Doucette
A left turn beyond Wallace leads around the Malagash peninsula. Like the Gulf Shore Route this road leads along a scenic pastoral
Wallace and Area Museum
The Wallace and Area Museum has approximately four kilometres of trails open to visitors. In the fall of 1998 the Museum
Gulf Shore Beach
Gulf Shore Provincial Park – Northumberland Shore at MacLean’s Point – Along the scenic Sunrise Trail
Pugwash Train Station
The Pugwash Train Station, built circa 1892, is a one-and-one-half storey red brick building located on the main road