Today we hiked the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail. 4.5km mainly through the trees, up and down the former glacial valley at the foot of the Cobequid Mountains.
Picture an ice-age landscape with mastodons, caribou, and giant beavers wandering over the tundra that covered Mi’kma’ki more than 11,000 years ago. Imagine communities of people who lived at the base of the Cobequid Mountains for more than a thousand years. This is the story of the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail”1
The trail is well cared for with a mixture of hills, narrow trails, stairs, boardwalk and bridges over small brooks. Some parts of the trail would be a challenge for anyone with poor mobility and you need to watch your footing with the many tree roots but it really is a lovely way to spend Canada Day morning.
There are interpretive panels along the route, so you can stop and read up on the history of the area. I think the trail will be one we visit again.
