On this pleasant rolling tour you pass through orchards and fertile farmland on the floor of the Annapolis Valley. The book begins by following a meandering and quiet tarmac road. It outlines many shortcuts using side roads, you can cross over at numerous points, tailoring the route to your taste.

The described tour from the Nova Scotia Bicycle Book goes clockwise, beginning in Kentville. To It is just as easy to start the loop at Kingston or Berwick. You can from here, do the entire loop, but also do it in two halves, or just one section. This enables this tour to be tasted by most cyclists. Most people along the way trace their ancestors back to several immigrations of New Englanders, known as the Planters. Small communities lie every few kilometers. These offer comforts not found in other regions of Nova Scotia. Villages and general stores follow the route, and not far away on highway #1. For this reason, this is perhaps the best very early/ late season ride in the province.

This is the warmest part of Nova Scotia. Both mountain ridges, while not extremely high, still manage keep warm air contained in the valley. Here lie the region's famous apple orchards, in late May a riot of pink and white blossoms. Autumn is perfect for this tour, as trees with multi-coloured leaves cover the valley. Harvest time in October still offers exceptional cycling- falling leaves, wagons filled with pumpkins and plenty of places to get warm.

Nova Scotia Bicycle Book
Gary Conrod
308 pages, 5 1/2 x 8, paper
ISBN 0-920890-80-8

 

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