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Cape Chignecto

Postby Scooter » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:47 am

Yo yo yo,

I'm heading up to Cape Chignecto sat morning to do the entire loop. Never been before. Anybody know any tips? some do's and dont's? I hear the beginning part is the worse, and the last day the longest. We're planning on completing it in 3 days, camping for 2 nights.
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby Zamboni » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:48 pm

Talk to Anthony, Colin P, or Jeremy B.
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby Scooter » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:27 pm

yeah i was chatting with anthony a few weeks ago he gave me some details
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby peter » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:46 am

Scooter wrote:Yo yo yo,

I'm heading up to Cape Chignecto sat morning to do the entire loop. Never been before. Anybody know any tips? some do's and dont's? I hear the beginning part is the worse, and the last day the longest. We're planning on completing it in 3 days, camping for 2 nights.

This is a reasonable plan, better than the one I used (arrive at midnight with a buddy and do the first 6 km in the dark, sleep on the beach in bivy sacks, then do the rest of the trial in a long, single-day push the next day).

The beginning part does have the most ups and down, stairs, hills, small washouts possible, and is the most scenic. The return loop inland is more moderate, a steady incline as I recall rather than up and down.

Bring water and purification tablets/a filter, and take it where you find it. Mole skin/blister protection will likely to be used.

There were newspaper reports on September 12/08, that Tropical Storm Hanna damaged significant portsion of the trail. Call the park to ensure the entire route is open, and the park is not impeding entry or thorough-hiking.

Enjoy. I seem to recall having trouble bending my knees by the time I got back to the parking lot ... :D
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby ThomP » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:22 am

Three days makes it a nice walk. There is an excellent guide book available, and can be picked up at the VIC if it is open. As Peter said, the park was closed after Hanna because of washouts which took out at least two bridges. Here is a link to their website: http://www.novascotiaparks.ca/parks/cap ... itorNotice


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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby jnnfr » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:22 pm

Trekking poles!
And watch out for the pheasants. And moose. Collin and I got within about 10m of a moose this summer before we noticed it...haha
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby szymiec » Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:08 pm

i know ive missed the bus a little on this one but ive been seven and a half kilometers above you guys for the last 8 months.

No one seems to have mentioned tides. Ive done that loop a few times and also paddled it. Um, Refugee cove (camp 1) and Seal cove (Camp 2) have huge changes in the shore line between tides, like 100M at least. Its so tempting to go play on the shore. Check it before you go or you may get trapped.

Or is the tidal schedule just a given out there for you guys?

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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby mike » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:13 am

7.5kms huh? Where you been Holmes?
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby szymiec » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:43 pm

G2 and below brother. I'll be back this summer too.

If you want --you remember that big cold mountain, after hanging a left at concordia, just down the street from Broad Peak?-- Yeah that one, at the end of the glacier. I think i might go there too. Something about the Cesen Route? I also get to go to Mendoza in 3 weeks for some direct & traversing polish action...

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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby mike » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:45 pm

That's a great shot!
What route did ya take up?

As for Pakistan... maybe...who knows?

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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby peter » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:48 am

Does the little red flag mark the hole on the green, er, that is, on the white? What's par for that course?
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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby szymiec » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:01 pm

Par is a mere 8032M. And yes, that flag marks a hole. I think we named it the man eater.

Sadly, i never made it to the end of the SW ridge course and shot a dismal 7450M.


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Re: Cape Chignecto

Postby mike » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:40 am

Great pic!
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