Cycling Nova Scotia and the Coal Town Trail Association, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Public Works, and the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, is proud to share that a 34-kilometre section of the Blue Route Provincial Cycling Network between Glace Bay, Dominion, and Sydney opened on Saturday July 25th.
This new section of the Blue Route incorporates existing infrastructure, including the beautiful Coal Town Trail, Maryann Corbett Trail, along with on-road sections along Seaside Rd, Gardiner Rd, Wilson Road and Sydney Road. They are now connected and marked with a system of Blue Route wayfinding signage to highlight to locals and visitors that this is a safe and accessible cycling route.
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening at the Old Town Hall in Glace Bay. We enjoyed some snacks, speeches from Cape Breton Regional Municipality Councillors Dave MacKeigan, Paul Nickituk and Kendra Coombes MLA, before a ribbon cutting by the Coal Town Trail Society and a community ride along the Coal Town Trail.
For anyone cycling in this area look out for Blue Route signage on the Coal Town Trail, Maryann Corbett Trail, as well as on the road along Seaside Rd, Gardiner Rd, Wilson Road and Sydney Road!