Shaw Wilderness Park — Attraction in Halifax

Great trail. Beautiful views. The hike is dog friendly and at times they will likely help your traction going up some of the rocks. One thing I will mention though is that the trail had a lot of dogs off leash when we went, only ours were leashed. This is not intended to be an off leash area. If you have reactive dogs that may not be ready to encounter dogs off leash this hike may not be appropriate for you. We had to keep our dogs close to us at times because other dog owners were not close...

We went a few days ago in early November with our dog and although it was beautiful, we got 9 ticks on us between my partner, myself and our dog. They were all very tiny so if you go, please follow recommendations to tick check yourself, your pets and wash your clothes. The hike was lovely and well-marked along most of the trail. You will have to cross at least one stream. You could see the South End and Dartmouth on the horizons. Parking is a gravel parking lot with...

Nice hike. Not the most accessible trail beyond the first 400 meters after the parking lot. It turns into unmaintained paths after that but a pleasant walk nonetheless. Make sure you wear proper shoes like hiking shoes. Blundstones are ok to wear but not runners because of random wet spots. Would not recommend for little ones under...