Top Things to do in Ingonish
Things to do in Ingonish, Cape Breton Island: The Best Outdoor Activities
Discover the best top things to do in Ingonish, Canada including Highland Adventure, Middle Head Trail, Keltic Express Zodiac Adentures, Ingonish Beach, Broad Cove Trailhead, Bog Trail, Green Cove Trail, North Bay Beach, Warren Lake Trail, Highlands Links Golf Course.
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1. Highland Adventure
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Highland Adventure offers Stand up Paddle board rentals & lessons in the Cape Breton Highlands. Surfboard and Boogie board rentals and lessons are also available. We cater to beginner through advanced paddlers and surfers and welcome all ages, shapes and sizes. Located in Ingonish Beach, NS, in the heart of the highlands.
2. Middle Head Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 377 reviews
Reviewed By LuluReview - Canada, null
This trail was a great amenity of staying at the Keltic Lodge as the access is close to the main building. It was a relatively easy hike providing some incredible views of the peninsula on both sides. The trail does have a few steep spots, but the terrain was in good condition overall, providing an enjoyable adventure.
3. Keltic Express Zodiac Adentures
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
4. Ingonish Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 249 reviews
Reviewed By AnuDQ - Sydney, Canada
One of the stunning beach that i have seen. Terrifying beach with outstanding scenery. I just loved the beach. Canteens are available there for foods and washrooms for taking showers. It's not that much crowded there. Amazing view with the Keltic Lodge and Middle Head Trail. Rolling rock sound over each other was incredible. For any age group people, it's a lovely place to visit, enjoy and relax. It is also nice to watch the fascinating beauty of the waves. If you are going for a outing or passing through the Cabot Trail route i will recommend you to visit Ingonish beach get relax and enjoy the beauty of the beach. I'm sure that you will really the love beach.
5. Broad Cove Trailhead
6. Bog Trail
7. Green Cove Trail
8. North Bay Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By Nsmythe - Halifax, Canada
Great beach and we were able to swim! Waves were still rough but if you timed it right you could get out to swim. Water was very warm also. Bonus: we found some sea glass during our walk down the beach!
9. Warren Lake Trail
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 13 reviews
10. Highlands Links Golf Course
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 163 reviews
Reviewed By maritimeexplorer - Nova Scotia, Canada
Stanley Thompson is, without question, Canada's most well known, most prolific and most respected golf architect. The creator of over 150 golf courses, most in Canada, he was a cofounder of the American Society of Golf Architects and even has his own society of dedicated followers intent on preserving his legacy. Beginning in 1924 with Jasper Park Lodge he designed or consulted on the creation of a series of eight national park golf courses that are now considered a national treasure. Three of these courses are in Score Golf's Top 100 in Canada including Jasper Park at #3, Banff Springs at #6 and Highlands Links at #9. There is a bit of irony in Highlands Links trailing its two Canadian Rockies rivals because they in turn trail the #1 course in Canada Cabot Cliffs which just happens to also be in Cape Breton as well as the #5 course Cabot Links. Stanley Thompson started the course in 1939 and took two years to build it, having to bring much of the equipment needed for construction in by boat. Much of the actual labour was done by local men using picks, shovels, axes and saws. In 1936 the Nova Scotia government had expropriated a large property on the Middle Head Peninsula near Ingonish and built the majestic Keltic Lodge on site. The idea was that the golf course would be an ideal accompaniment to the luxury lodge and Thompson was instructed to start and end the course just below the lodge. Originally planned as only a nine hole layout, Thompson recognized that the terrain running from Middle Head down to the mouth of the Clyburn River and then along the stream as far as the base of Franey Mountain was so unique it demanded eighteen holes. Thankfully the National Park Service (now Parks Canada) agreed. Thompson called Highlands Links his 'mountains and oceans course' and considered it his finest achievement. The first thing to acknowledge before you step foot on Highlands Links is that it is going to beat you up. It is a very difficult golf course with a slope rating of 135 from the white tees. Average slope rating is 120. Although only 6,592 yards from the tips there are tremendous elevation changes and in some cases mammoth distances between holes. For the first fifty years of its existence this was a walking only course. I remember playing it in the late 1970's, the 1980s and the 1990s and being totally exhausted both mentally and physically, but somewhat paradoxically perhaps, happy with my day. It is just such a beautiful course that no amount of fatigue or ridiculously high scores is going to ruin the experience. What can ruin the experience is the condition of the course which over the years has been an issue. For whatever reason, the summer of 2020 has produced the best conditions at Highlands Links that I can recall in decades. Hopefully that will set the standard going forward to 20212 and beyond. I have included pictures of many of the holes to show just how nice this course is and why it should be on every serious golfers 'must play list'. With the two great courses at Cabot it makes Cape Breton a world class golf destination.
