Trans Canada Trail – Guysborough Nature Trail
Hikers can join the Trans Canada Trail as it courses through our property. From DesBarres Manor Inn you can hike the easternmost leg of the Trans Canada Trail on mainland Canada. This 26km section of the Trail follows an abandoned rail line through the "front country" portion of the trail along magnificent Chedabucto Bay to the "back country" portion of the trail along the Salmon River.

Chapel Gully Trail
Only 30 minutes from DesBarres Manor Inn, the Chapel Gully Trail in Canso enables you to hike very nearly on the easternmost point of mainland North America. Named for the Star of the Sea Church, which stands near the start, this trail offers rugged ocean coastline, tidal flats, boreal forest, and a burned area that is replenishing itself in jack pine. Benches are frequent, and there are picnic tables in several locations, including the long bridge spanning Chapel Gully. The path works past the site of the former “Pest House”, along the way interpretive panels explain how the “Pest House” was once used as a segregation compound during the early 1800s.