Nova Scotia Bicycle Page - Atlantic Canada Cycling

Welcome to Nova Scotia!

Nova Scotia's spectacular Cabot Trail - click on the picture for a high resolution version
(photo: Frank Boumphrey)

From its historic roots with New England, Nova Scotia is perhaps the best known of the four Atlantic Canada Provinces. Its key is its variety. There are so many faces to Nova Scotia, that one visit can not reveal them all. Almost surrounded by water, it has several different coasts. The mightily Atlantic has long battered the many villages reliant on the sea. In fact, Nova Scotia once lead the world, in the "Age of Sail"

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With New Brunswick, it shares the Bay of Fundy, with its abundant marine life and the world's highest tides. Nova Scotia also has a northern shore. This warm watered and sandy coast shares characteristics with Prince Edward Island.

Cape Breton Island lies at the province's eastern end. Here is the home of Scottish culture in the New World. This Island is considered one of the finest cycling destinations in the world. From its far eastern end two ferries run to Newfoundland

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click the map for our bicycle touring areas

Nova Scotia Bicycle Touring Regions
First Glance: Start off your exploration of Nova Scotia by first acquainting yourself with its touring regions. This brief introduction will give you an overview of each of 4 distinct areas of the province, and how they are suited for bicycling.

Click on the Nova Scotia flag to enter, read, and contribute to the database

Nova Scotia Cycling Route Database

Rating the Roads: Every highway in Nova Scotia has been evaluated for cycling conditions. The Nova Scotia Cycling Route Database is the repository of collected observations about cycling in the province. Each roadway has been reviewed for scenery, traffic, and connectability with other routes. Click on the Nova Scotia flag to enter, read, and contribute to the database.

The Nova Scotia Bicycle Tour

It's a big 10 day tour of Canada's Ocean Playground! The many faces of Nova Scotia are visited on this year's exciting Nova Scotia Bicycle Tour - its Atlantic Ocean coastline, its forested interior, the lush Annapolis Valley, and the shores of the famed Bay of Fundy. The next Nova Scotia Bicycle Tour will be held in 2010.

Cape Breton Island Bicycle Tour

The annual circular route around Atlantic Canada's most popular cycling destination returns again this year - Cape Breton Island Bicycle Tour

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Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour

Cape Breton Island's largest cycling event. Tour of the Cape Breton Highlands - Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour

Click on the book cover to learn about the 308 page book on cycling in Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
Bicycle Book

The Nova Scotia Bicycle Book is the most comprehensive guide ever published for the cyclist in Nova Scotia.

Click on the book cover to go to the book's section of this site.

Nova Scotia Cycling Links

Peggy's cove
Photogenic Peggy's Cove
(photo: Nova Scotia Tourism)

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Nova Scotia Bicycle Shops Cycling repair and sales outlets in Nova Scotia and throughout Atlantic Canada are at: Atlantic Canada Cycling Shop Index

The Nova Scotia Tourism Guide is free by calling:
1-800-565-0000

Nova Scotia Cycling Clubs
Thinking about joining or riding with a Nova Scotia cycling club this season? They are listed, with links to others throughout Atlantic Canada at: Nova Scotia Cycling Club Directory

Atlantic Canada Cycling Event Calendar Tours and races going on in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada are at the: Atlantic Canada Cycling Calendar

Another shot of the Cabot Trail
(photo: Nova Scotia Tourism)

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Atlantic Canada Cycling - bicycle information site for Atlantic Canada - Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, and New Brunswick

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YOUR BICYCLE TOURING QUESTIONS

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Atlantic Canada Cycling
cycling@atlanticcanadacycling.com 888-879-2453; 902-423-2453
PO Box 1555, Stn. CRO Halifax, NS B3J 2Y3 Canada

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Nova Scotia

Cabot Trail

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