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As the Cabot Trail winds its way up MacKenzie Mountain, several roadside viewpoints provide safe opportunities to park the car and look out over the Gulf of St. Lawrence or the Cape Breton Highlands. Sharp eyes may be able to spot whales in the cove below. Interpretive panels provide information at each stop.
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A small museum with exhibits covering whales and marine life found in the waters surrounding Cape Breton, including a full size model of a pilot whale.
The longest (12 km), and one of the most challenging trails in the park. A somewhat steep, sometimes muddy, 355 m slope takes hikers down to a small ocean cove that was home to a small Scottish fishing community. A few backcountry camping sites are located on the trail (permitted by advance registration), but well-prepared hikers can enjoy the hike in a single day, with time for a swim before the uphill walk back to the Cabot Trail.
A Scottish-style sheep crofters hut built in 1942. Most of the old growth forest in the park is protected and not accessible to visitors, but a short, easy trail here takes visitors through a small portion of the forest, with 350-year old sugar maple trees still standing.
An easy 9 km out-and-back hike that follows the old route of the Cabot Trail through the location of an old Acadian settlement, with signage explaining the history of the region.
On the west side of the park, so the water is slightly warmer and the sun sets over the water.
One of the longer trails in the park, Salmon Pools is 9.5 km out-and-back along a river canyon and through Acadian forest.