Canada / 2024

July 8–17, 2024 · Ten-day motorcycle tour

Atlantic Canada

From the White Mountains across Maine to Acadia and the CAT ferry to Nova Scotia, along the Lighthouse Route to Lunenburg, around Cape Breton Island and the Cabot Trail, two rounds of golf at Cabot Links and Fox Harb’r, and back through Maine to New Hampshire.

miles: ~1,999
days: 10
countries: 2
rounds of golf: 2

Route map of the ride — The full loop as ridden, about 1,999 miles.

Day 1 · Mon, Jul 8

Littleton, NH Camden, ME

182 mi

By way of

Intervale
Fryeburg
Bridgton
Norway
Augusta

Overnight

The Country Inn at Camden Rockport

Day 2 · Tue, Jul 9

Camden, ME Yarmouth, NS

236 mi

Around Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park — Seal Cove, the Wonderland Trail, Seal Harbor — then the 3 pm CAT ferry from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth.

By way of

Seal Cove
Wonderland Trail
Seal Harbor
Bar Harbor

Rudder's Seafood Restaurant & Brew Pub, Yarmouth

Overnight

Tru by Hilton Yarmouth

Day 3 · Wed, Jul 10

Yarmouth, NS Lunenburg, NS

183 mi

Yarmouth to Halifax is Nova Scotia’s Lighthouse Route, with more than 20 historic lighthouses. Route 3 passes through Barrington, Canada’s self-proclaimed lobster capital, on the way to Lunenburg, one of the best-preserved British colonial settlements.

By way of

Round Bay
Lockeport
White Point
Petite Rivière Bridge
LaHave
Rose Bay

Overnight

Topmast Motel, Lunenburg

Day 4 · Thu, Jul 11

Lunenburg, NS Port Hawkesbury, NS

268 mi

By way of

Musquodoboit Harbour
Middle Musquodoboit
Malignant Cove
Cape George
Antigonish

Overnight

The Cove Motel & Restaurant

Day 5 · Fri, Jul 12

Port Hawkesbury, NS Sydney, NS

192 mi

Isle Madame and the southeast shore of Cape Breton: Arichat, St. Peters, Fourchu and the Fortress of Louisbourg.

By way of

West Arichat
Pondville
D'Escousse
St Peters
Fourchu
Louisbourg
Main-a-dieu
Port Caledonia

Re-enactors at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Overnight

Hampton Inn Sydney

Day 6 · Sat, Jul 13

Sydney, NS Inverness, NS

229 mi

The Cabot Trail winds along the rugged eastern and northern coasts of Cape Breton Island, with spectacular ocean views where it meets the steep, densely wooded cliffs of the Highland plateau. Lobster roll at the Governor’s Pub & Eatery at Meat Cove.

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