Where the Ocean Meets the Mountains 🍁 Driving the Cabot Trail in Fall

We drove all the way from Toronto, through Old Quebec and New Brunswick, to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, to drive the Cabot Trail at peak fall colours 🍁 We started with a foggy sunrise at our hotel, then drove the western side of the loop: winding roads through the Cape Breton Highlands, the bluest water we've ever seen, a beach stop, and the famous Skyline Trail boardwalk 🌊⛰️ Fish & chips for lunch, then back the way we came. Honestly, the best fall drive we've ever done: mountains on one side, the ocean on the other. 🗺️ Route: Toronto → Quebec City → New Brunswick → Cape Breton Island → Cabot Trail (Margaree → Chéticamp → Skyline Trail → Pleasant Bay → Cape North) and back 📏 About 2,000 km each way to get there. The full road trip is coming in another video! ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:24 Getting there: Toronto → Old Quebec → New Brunswick 0:46 A foggy morning at the hotel 1:22 Starting the Cabot Trail 2:12 Winding roads through the mountains 3:25 Where the blue ocean meets the mountains 5:07 Beach stop 6:07 Skyline Trail 7:18 Fish & chips and the drive back 💡 Tips if you're doing this drive: • Fall colours usually peak in early to mid October. Book your stay early, because it's the busiest time of year. • You need a Parks Canada pass to stop inside Cape Breton Highlands National Park (the Skyline Trail is in the park). • The Skyline Trail is about 6.5 km return, with lots of stairs on the boardwalk at the end. Wear good shoes. • Fill up on gas before the national park; stations are few and far between on the northern part of the trail. If you enjoyed this, subscribe for the full road trip video! 🙌 #CabotTrail #CapeBreton #NovaScotia #FallColours #CanadaTravel #RoadTrip #SkylineTrail #AARoams