Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association

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Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association Our goal is to improve the physical fitness of our community by enhancing our understanding of nature through wilderness experiences.

Located at the intersection of Blacketts Lake Rd and Coxheath Rd, Coxheath, NS. The Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association was founded on the premise of improving the physical fitness of our community and enhancing our understanding of nature from season to season through wilderness experiences in the natural environment of the Coxheath Hills. The Association was granted federal “Charitable Status” in 2006 and is currently governed by a Board of Directors consisting of the founders and citizens from the community who have a vested interest in our natural environment and the health and fitness of our greater community. Regular board meetings provide direction and long-term objectives; plan and implement fundraising applications and events; implement planned trail and lodge developments which minimize environmental impacts; work with other volunteer groups; and establish governance which will maintain the legacy of this community based environmental institution. The Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association is a community organization which has recognized two very important facts related to our people and community. Firstly, we are fortunate enough to live in the Sydney River Valley which is dominated by the beautifully verdant and richly diverse Coxheath Hills. This wilderness area is a pristine natural environment which, with proper stewardship, will provide a wonderful legacy in our region. Secondly, we recognize that ours is a population which is not as engaged in physically active lifestyle as would be required to promote and maintain a high level of community wellness. Our organization has envisioned a great potential for our wonderful natural surroundings to enable our population to increase their activity levels, thereby raising the standard of wellness and creating a community norm related to regular physical activity.

We have had several sightings of a coyote on or near the trails in the last week. Wildlife is to be expected, and usuall...
10/22/2026

We have had several sightings of a coyote on or near the trails in the last week. Wildlife is to be expected, and usually welcome, on our wilderness trails. As always, treat wild animals with respect and awareness. If you meet a coyote on the trails, follow the advice from Parks Canada:

Seasonal Trail Closure Notice As of Sunday October 18th, the Main Trail was closed for the season and will reopen in May...
10/21/2026

Seasonal Trail Closure Notice

As of Sunday October 18th, the Main Trail was closed for the season and will reopen in May. The remainder of the trail system remains accessible from the secondary entrance (located at 1298 Coxheath Rd). We kindly ask all visitors to please respect the closure.

We also want to take a moment to express our gratitude to the generous landowners who share their land with the community, allowing us all to enjoy these beautiful trails. 🙏❤️
Thank you for your ongoing support and stewardship!

10/17/2026

What a fantastic day for the Hike the Coxheath Colours and Celidh. The Ceilidh after the hike is always packed. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the trails and in the community centre. It was a pleasure to have so many new faces and old friends on the trail. Thanks also to the many volunteers that make this happen. Until next year.

Great moments from Hike the Coxheath Colours and Ceilidh. Perfect fall weather and some great tunes.
10/17/2026

Great moments from Hike the Coxheath Colours and Ceilidh. Perfect fall weather and some great tunes.

Join us today on the trails and in the community centre for the Hike the Coxheath Colours and Celidh event. There will b...
10/17/2026

Join us today on the trails and in the community centre for the Hike the Coxheath Colours and Celidh event. There will be music and nature interpretation on the trails, and tea and Martha’s famous oatcakes in the community centre for a Celidh afterwards. The fall colours are splendid and there is music just around the corner. This is a Celtic Colours International Festival event.

Activities start at 1:00.

10/08/2026

Our monthly open mic session, OUT OF THE WOODS is cancelled for this month. Hope to see you at next month’s session on November 21st, 7pm. The music at these sessions is always great!🎶🎤

The fall colours will be spectacular on the Coxheath Hills. There’ll be music, naturalists and nature on display….and ...
09/29/2026

The fall colours will be spectacular on the Coxheath Hills. There’ll be music, naturalists and nature on display….and a great ceilidh in the Coxheath Hill Community Centre. You don’t want to miss this free Celtic Colours Community Event!

The Big Breton Backyard Ultra is one of the most exciting days on our trails! We are so grateful for the contribution to...
09/19/2026

The Big Breton Backyard Ultra is one of the most exciting days on our trails! We are so grateful for the contribution to the Association from the Big Breton Backyard Ultra. The Coxheath Hills Trails are run by a volunteer non-profit association. Donations like this help us continue to provide trails for the community.

Congratulations to all the participants who pushed their limits last week. Special congrats to the winner, Ting Hsieh, who went an incredible18 laps! Congrats also to Herbie Sakalauskas for the assist (17laps), Kelly Beaton, the top female runner, and Mataya Lee, second female.

The Big Breton Backyard Ultra is a fantastic event; join us next year to see if you can go one more lap!

🏃‍♂️🌲 A HUGE THANKS to the Coxheath Hills Wilderness Recreation Association! 🌲🏃‍♀️
BBBYU committee members Herbie Sakalauskas and Denis Lanoe were happy to present a donation to Doug Lionais, Chair of the Coxheath Mountain Wilderness Trail, as a small thank-you for allowing us to host the 4th Annual Big Breton Backyard Ultra on the trails.
This event simply wouldn’t be possible without the incredible work of the volunteers who maintain and care for these trails throughout the year. We are so grateful for their support and for giving our runners the opportunity to experience such a beautiful and challenging part of Cape Breton. ❤️
From all of us at BBBYU — thank you, Coxheath! We look forward to being back again next year! 🏃‍♂️🌲💪

The music is alway great !🎶🎤
09/16/2026

The music is alway great !🎶🎤

Coxheath Hills is thrilled to be the host location for The Big Breton Backyard Ultra this weekend. Runners will be star...
09/11/2026

Coxheath Hills is thrilled to be the host location for The Big Breton Backyard Ultra this weekend. Runners will be starting at the access road trail head at 8:00AM Saturday and will be running repeats of the Northern Loop every hour. They will continue every hour until there is just one runner left running. How many loops can you do? How many laps will it take to get a winner?

Best of luck to all the runners!

All of our trails remain open to regular trail users, though we recommend using the main trail entrance as parking will be full at the access road. If you are on the trails and see some runners coming through, wish them well and encourage them to go 'one more loop'!

A big thanks the the Dans from Keltic Kubota for some last minute repairs to the Northern Loop trail after last week's rain washed out a section.

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1580 Coxheath Road
Coxheath, NS

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