The Glooscap Trail is a scenic roadway in the

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province of

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. It is located in the central and northern part of the province around the

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and

Cobequid Bay Cobequid Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and the easternmost part of the Minas Basin, located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The bay was carved by rivers flowing into the eastern end of the Bay of Fundy. The eastern end of the b ...

, sub-basins of the

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. The route connects Amherst in

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, near the interprovincial boundary with

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, with Scot's Bay in

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. A

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of Glooscap Trail follows Trunk 2 in

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, through the

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, to

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at the boundary with

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. The Fundy Shore segment branches off from the main route in

Parrsboro Parrsboro is a community located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. A regional service centre for southern Cumberland County, the community is also known for its port on the Minas Basin, the Ship's Company Theatre productions, and t ...

and continues along the Minas Basin shore until reaching

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, where the route then follows the

Chignecto Bay Chignecto Bay (french: Baie de Chignectou) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and separated from the waters of the Northumberland Strait by the Isthmus of Chignecto. It is a u ...

, outlining the Chignecto Peninsula. The main route measures , with the Shubenacadie Valley spur being . Additionally, the Fundy Shore segment is 119 km (74 mi) long.

Name

According to a Mikmaq legend,

Glooscap Glooscap (variant forms and spellings ''Gluskabe'', ''Glooskap'', ''Gluskabi'', ''Kluscap'', ''Kloskomba'', or ''Gluskab'') is a legendary figure of the Wabanaki peoples, native peoples located in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Atlantic Ca ...

was a giant god-like man who was created by Gisoolg (the Great Spirit Creator) and lived on the high cliffs of

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, overlooking the

. He was created by a lightning bolt striking sand. The legend credits Glooscap with creating the Five Islands in the

. These islands were formed from giant clods of mud thrown by Glooscap at a disrespectful

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(the beaver's dam had flooded Glooscap's garden). Glooscap smashed the beaver's dam and allowed the water to flow freely, creating the Bay of Fundy

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Communities include

* Onslow *

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* Glenholme * Great Village * Bass River *

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* Five Islands *

* Springhill * Amherst * Green Oaks * Beaver Brook *

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* Old Barns *

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* Noel Shore * Densmore Mills * Minasville * Moose Brook * Tenecape *

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* Pembroke *

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* Bramber * Cheverie * Kempt Shore * Summerville * Centre Burlington *

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* Belnan * Port Greville *

* Apple River *

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* Diligent River * Fox River * Spencers Island

Parks

*Five Islands Provincial Park *

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Ch ...

Museums

Fundy Geological Museum The Fundy Geological Museum is a geological museum in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. It first opened in 1993. It has received over 300,000 visitors since it opened, averaging more than 21,000 per year. The museum is part of the Nova Scotia Museu ...

Joggins Fossil Cliffs Joggins is a rural community located in western Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. On July 7, 2008 a 15-km length of the coast constituting the Joggins Fossil Cliffs was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.p39 Other organisms f ...

and Centre. * Age of Sail Museum *Bass River Heritage Museum *Ottawa House Museum

Lighthouses

* Apple River Lighthouse * Cape D'or Lighthouse * Spencers Island Lighthouse * Port Greville Lighthouse * Parrsboro Lighthouse * Bass River Lighthouse * Burntcoat Head Lighthouse * Walton Harbour Lighthouse

Highways

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* Trunk 2 * Trunk 14 * Route 215 * Route 236 *

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* Route 242

References

External links

Glooscap Trail
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