Canoe Basics
Leave No Trace
Hiking Trails of Lunenburg County
Winter Safety
Knots
200
The nautical term for the front of the canoe
Bow
200
To follow the principle of Leave What You Find, the only things you should take from your travels are these.
Photographs or Memories
200
This easy 3.1km gravel trail in Lunenburg connects to the Bay to Bay Trail. It runs along part of Lunenburg's Harbour ... how it got it's name! We've held a District hike here!
Lunenburg Back Harbour Trail
200
Although we think about it more in the summer, this should be used to protect your skin year round.
Sunscreen
200
The "King of Knots" is used to make a loop at one end of a line. It is used in sailing, as a rescue knot and for tying things down.
Hint: Think about the rabbit and the tree
Bowline
400
The term for carrying a canoe between 2 bodies of water
Portage
400
Food and anything with a scent should be stored in one of these to keep them away from wildlife.
Bear Bag or Barrel
400
This trail system has a green, pink, yellow, and blue trails. It is completely surrounded by Indian Path Road and Hwy 332. If you got lost on this trail you could just keep walking in one direction and you would eventually reach a road!
Indian Path Common
400
This type of helmet should be worn when tobogganing or sledding
Ski or Hockey Helmet
400
This simple knot is predominantly used by climbers and has a numerical name.
Figure of Eight
600
The name of a basic steering stroke
J Stroke
600
When hiking on a narrow trail, people travelling in this direction should be given the right of way.
Uphill
600
This park near New Germany has walking and mountain biking trails along with a picnic area and pretty cool interactive natural art installations. You can see Indian Brook waterfall here!
River Ridge Common
600
Walking like this animal is a way to reduce slips and falls on icy surfaces
Penguin - walk with arms extended to the side and feet pointed slightly outward
600
This is an ancient knot which is used to secure a rope around a post ... or a tree!
Think Bunny ears!
Clove Hitch
800
The name of the rescue technique using 2 canoes
Canoe Over Canoe Rescue
X Rescue
800
When there is no existing campsite, you should make your camp on a durable surface. Name two types of durable natural surfaces.
Bare Ground
Rock
Sand
Dry Grass
Deep Snow
800
This coastal trail is 4.6km one way and gives you views of Green Bay and Broad Cove. This trail is slowly disappearing as the coast in the area is slowly being developed for cottages and homes.
Green Bay to Broad Cove Trail
800
When the temperature or the wind chill reaches this or lower, exposed skin will begin to freeze in a few minutes.
-25oC (-13oF)
800
This knot is great to tie a scarf or your shoelaces but that great for when you need a knot that doesn't easily come undone or jam.
Reef or Square Knot
1000
The year that canoeing first appeared in the Olympics
1924 Paris Olympics
1000
Waste should be disposed of at least this distance from water sources, trails, and campsites.
60 m
1000
This easy trail in the centre of Bridgewater circles a pond that is home to frogs, turtles, muskrat and ducks. It once had been the site of the town dump for Bridgewater before being rehabilitated to this lovely park.
Woodland Gardens
1000
During outdoor activities, one should stay away from these to avoid tree wells. These areas or voids of loose snow present a danger to hikers, snowshoers, skiers, and snowboarders who fall into them.
Areas near tree trunks, close to low hanging branches
1000
This is a knot used to join 2 ropes together when you need a longer rope. It is also known as the "Weavers Knot" can can be used to make nets.
Sheet Bend