Taylor Head Beach

This is a lovely beach and picnic park that friends showed us last summer. 

Here is what you can expect to see on the drive in,

This summer we decided to go back to do one of the walking trails.

 We choose the figure eight trail that ran along the ocean. Spry Bay Trail and Headland Trail which is a total of 8 K. There had been a storm the day before so the ground was a bit wet in places and the waves were putting on a show. This is one of the trails we liked best of all the ones we have done in NS.

Here is the view just  a bit into the trail.

The terrain can be quite rough in spots.

And then you get into a bit of forest,

The trail starts off as a forest trail with glimpses of waterfront around every turn, 

then there is this strange little spot,

before it opens up on an open hill with the water far below, 

goes into a rock covered beach 

which is very difficult to walk on 

and then returns back through the forest.

This is the wildlife that I saw that day:

There are a couple of parking lots in the area with picnic tables. It is a great place to BBQ for lunch after a hike.

Afterwards you can take a dip in the gorgeous beach,