128.9 km
Length
+1,851 m
Ascent
−1,936 m
Descent
461 m
Highest point
2
Hairpins
14.3%
Max gradient
2h 52min
Drive time (approx.)
The Cabot Trail map
128.9 km · 2 hairpins · 461 m

Elevation profile

Elevation profile-100 m150 m400 m0 km25 km50 km75 km100 km125 km454 m

What does The Cabot Trail look like?

Cape Breton 04
Cape Breton 04 · Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cabot Trail (49687845401)
Cabot Trail (49687845401) · Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cabot Trail, St Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia (23553108665)
Cabot Trail, St Joseph du Moine, Nova Scotia (23553108665) · Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (25341504826)
Cabot Trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (25341504826) · Tony Webster from San Francisco, California · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia (23462209800)
Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia (23462209800) · Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon · CC BY-SA 2.0
1998-07-26 Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Island (10)
1998-07-26 Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Island (10) · Eduard47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
1998-07-26 Elchwarnung auf dem Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Island (6)
1998-07-26 Elchwarnung auf dem Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Island (6) · Eduard47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (3)
Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (3) · Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start and finish

Start
Lake O'Law
46.25043, -60.95251
Finish
Cape North
46.88351, -60.48927

Stages

  1. Stage 1 67.5 km
  2. Stage 2 61.4 km

Along the road

Viewpoints

31
View form Taop of the Rock 1.0 km · 100 m
Lake View 1.2 km · 101 m
Best Viewpoint of Cabot Trail 67.5 km · 95 m
28 unnamed places along the road, from 1.0 km to 123.0 km.

Restaurants and cafés

15
The Dancing Goat Cafe and Bakery 9.9 km · 43 m
Café Joe 43.3 km · 10 m
Healthy Choice Seafood Stop 51.2 km · 2 m
All Aboard Restaurant 51.8 km · 8 m
Wabo's Pizza 53.4 km · 3 m
Harbour Restaurant & Bar 53.5 km · 1 m
Le Gabriel 54.0 km · 4 m
Mr Chicken 54.6 km · 5 m
L'abri 54.7 km · 6 m
Frog Pond Cafe 56.3 km · 7 m
Rusty Anchor Restaurant 93.5 km · 46 m
The Breeze Bistro 95.7 km · 25 m
2 more
1 unnamed place along the road, from 9.9 km to 127.8 km.

Fuel

5
XTR 10.1 km · 41 m
Boudreau's 50.1 km · 7 m
Petro-Canada 54.0 km · 4 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 10.1 km to 128.9 km.

Parking

25
Le Buttereau 63.8 km · 18 m
24 unnamed places along the road, from 19.6 km to 127.3 km.

Toilets

18
Restroom with sink and toilet 53.3 km · 1 m
Bloc Sanitaire 68.3 km · 34 m
16 unnamed places along the road, from 53.3 km to 115.4 km.

Rest areas

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 68.3 km to 70.3 km.