Hiking the Hobson’s Lake Trail

Hobson’s Lake trail is one of the many  trails offered in the Blue Mountain/Birch Cover Wilderness area, which is one of the largest wilderness areas in Canada.  It is another of the unmarked and overgrown Birch Cove Blue Mountain Wilderness trails-so be prepared for that. A GPS is recommended, as well as a fully charged cell phone. Please don’t rely solely on a cell signal-download your maps for these wildish places.

Every time our group have hiked  a Birch Cove/Blue Mountain Wilderness trail – we’ve gotten turn around.

Birch Cove/Bluff Wilderness area perches on the edge of the city and makes up  about 200 acres of woodland, with many interconnecting trails, loops, and systems of lakes spreading from Kearney Lake Road out to Timberlea.

Its very untamed and unmarked

Not to put you off it-it’s fun, but just be aware. We did  notice people skipping along like springs lambs-obviously they had been there many times before.

About Hobson’s Lake Trail

Enjoy some back country hiking, explore rugged mountain bike trails, swim with your friends or your dogs along the lake  shore, picnic atop a granite lookout. Please note-none of the trails are currently maintained.

There is space for about 10-15 cars off the end of Collins Road. Additional parking is made available adjacent to Maskwa Aquatic Club (the club is situated at 91 Saskatoon Drive Halifax, Nova Scotia  (Go to the end of Saskatoon Drive)

Hobson’s Lake has access to three lakes –Fox Lake, Hobson’s Lake,  and Ash Lake  great for paddling and/or fishing or for  dip in hot weather.

In winter, if conditions are safe one can snowshoe skate  hike or ski on well-frozen waterways .

It’s rooty, rocky and can be boggy,buggy and wet, with some elevation at the beginning and end of your hike.

Good to Know

Alltrails had a good map of the trail and Hobson and Ash lakes

10 minutes from the Collins Rd trailhead will get you to Hobson’s Lake-going counter clockwise. This is not to be confused with Hobson’s Pond-not directly on the trailhead.

Ash Lake is also directly on the trail.

Fox lake can be access via additional trails, but it will add three more km to the 4.5 km route.