Cathy’s Trans Canada Trail: Celtic Shores Coastal Trail at the Mabou Rivers Trailhead and Inverness Beach

This is part four in a four-part series following travel writer and Trail adventurer Cathy Donaldson as she explores different sections of the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail on Cape Breton Island.  

Catch up on part one, part two and part three here. 

Part four: gorgeous shoreline and a striking trestle bridge 

On the fourth and final installment of Cathy Donaldson’s Cape Breton Island adventures, she explores the Mabou Rivers section of the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, visits some childhood haunts at Inverness Beach, checks out the Inverness Shean Trail — including the awe-inspiring Deepdale Trestle — and more. 

Catch up on Cathy’s full Cape Breton Island adventure by scrolling through below, or click here to view the StoryMap! 

This concludes Cathy Donaldson’s four-part series along the Trans Canada Trail on beautiful Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Thank you for following along! 

Learn more about the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail – and explore other sections of the Trans Canada Trail – here.

Cathy Donaldson is a travel writer and photographer based in Moncton, New Brunswick.

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