advrider Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 A few weeks back, we told you about the Trail Trash YouTube channel, and its project: an on- and off-road riding guide to the Cabot Trail, on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. Now, that guide is ready. See Trail Trash’s YouTube video below for a look at what you can expect, and a quick explainer on how to download the map file: [embedded content] If you head to the Trail Trash website to download the GPX, here’s how it describes this route: The Cabot Trail Dualsport and Adventure Motorcycle Guide is a trail guide and route meant for any competent off-road Dualsport or Adventure motorcyclists visiting the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There are a number of incredible locations titled “Points of Interest” in the guide, that most people drive by unknowingly or have never heard of. It also just so happens that most of these “Points of Interest” are only accessible to vehicles capable of handling off-road conditions. The guide will start in Baddeck and travel counter-clockwise around the Cabot Trail before finishing in Port Hawkesbury. Wait, where’s the Cabot Trail? If you’re an American living out west of the Great Lakes, maybe you’ve heard about the Cabot Trail, maybe you haven’t, but chances are you’ve never ridden there (if you’re a Canadian west of the Great Lakes, chances are you have heard about it, but can’t force yourself to ride across two days’ worth of prairies plus a couple days of Canadian Shield rocks-and-trees to get there). But if you live on the east coast of North America and you’re a serious motorcyclist, you’ve probably heard about the great riding at this Canadian outpost. The Cabot Trail isn’t technically a trail (it’s all tarmac, unless you count the constant construction work), but it is very much a bucket list item for many riders, much as I hate to use that cringey term. The Cabot Trail itself is a great place to ride on-pavement, but unless you’re there early or late in the season, you’ll encounter heavy tourist traffic (see my tale of an early-season trip there in 2019—Part 1 and Part 2.). To me, the Trail’s curves and grades are a lot of fun, but you can find other twisties without RVs clogging the roads in Atlantic Canada or New England. Instead of only focusing on the Cabot Trail itself, I like to explore the rest of Cape Breton as well, when I can; there are many spots with amazing views and twisty roads if you’re willing to get off the main drag. That’s what this Trail Trash project emphasizes. If all goes according to plan this summer, I’m headed up on an expedition to report on this new adventure route, as long as weather cooperates and my ancient dual sport holds it together. Stay tuned—this could be a chance to discover a new all-time favorite riding destination. Vezi sursa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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