Guided Hikes & Walks
Winter Guided Hike & Walk Series 2025
Hike Nova Scotia and 23 host organizations offer the Winter Guided Hike & Walk Series across NS. There are 44 hike, walk or snowshoe events led by local folks and participants qualify to win trail prizes. They are free or low-cost events and some require pre-registration.
Hike NS thanks its partners on the ground for organizing the events as well as
Goose Lane Editions,
Mountain Equipment Company and the
NS Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage for their support. The series is linked to the
Take the Roof Off Winter initiatve.
Find a hike, walk or snowshoe event near you by month or by region:
January February March
Halifax Region South Shore Region
Valley Region Fundy Region
Highland Region Cape Breton Region
Please help promote these events. Use this
Promo Pieces document (Word file) to cut and paste various write ups for social media and other uses. Here are some social media graphics to download and use:
Facebook,
X and
Instagram. Download and print this
flyer and post in your local community. Here is the
news release. Thank you.
For highlights of last year's Winter Guided Hike & Walk Series (2024), check out this video
here!
Find Snowshoes Here.
Fall Guided Hike & Walk Series 2024
Hike Nova Scotia and 19 host organizations offered the 2024 Fall Guided Hike & Walk Series from September to December across NS. There were 49 events led by local folks with 634 participants who qualified to win trail prizes. Hike NS thanks its partners on the ground for organizing the events as well as
Goose Lane Editions,
Mountain Equipment Company and the
NS Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage for their support.
Other Events
Other Hike NS events are listed on our
Events page. Hike NS shares our events as well as those of other organizations on our
Facebook ,
Instagram and
X accounts!
Free Hike Leaders
Hike NS does not have the volunteer or staff capacity to provide free hike leaders to specific groups, so please contact your
local community trail group or municipal recreation department - they might be able to help. And there are lots of free guided hike events already scheduled for you and your group to enjoy on our
events page, organized by various organizations across the province.
Use a Local Tour Operator
If you are looking for a guided hiking tour with interpretation, transportation, gear, food/refreshments or special activities, please contact one of Nova Scotia’s excellent tour operators listed at
www.novascotia.com.
