Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail

Step back-in-time and imagine an ice-age landscape with mastodons, caribou, and giant beavers wandering over the tundra that covered Mi’kma’ki more than 11,000 years ago. Imagine communities of people who lived at the base of the Cobequid Mountains for more than a thousand years. This is the story of the Mi’kmawey Debert Interpretive Trail. The trail abounds with wildflowers, tall trees and running streams of today’s warmer climate and travels through moderate terrain and diverse forest cover. Interpretive panels, featuring the artwork of Dozay Christmas, guide you along the trail and share the ever-growing story of the Mi’kmaw ancestral Debert sites. Panels were created by the Mi’kmawey Debert Elders’ Advisory Council, who guide the overall development of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre.

The trail’s rugged terrain does not accommodate wheeled vehicles. It is located fifteen minutes from Truro, just off Exit 13 on the Trans Canada Highway 104. Parking is available and temporary facilities accommodate visitors from May to October.

• Open year round
• Length: 4.4 km looped trail
• Surface: soil footpath, some boardwalk
• Use: hiking and snowshoeing
• Time to hike: Approx 1- 1.5 hours
• Facilities: open May – October

Photo Credit: Ashley Sutherland