The Cabot Trail Relay Race is a 185 mile/298km, 17 stage relay race through some of the most beautiful scenery in the world! Legs vary from 12km to 20km in length and in difficulty from steep mountains in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park to the gently rolling Margaree Valley. 

Baddeck, Nova Scotia is host to this event which then travels through many small communities around the famous Cabot Trail. Spectacular scenery and friendly people abound, to make this a memorable race.

The Cabot Trail Relay Race Legs        Leg         Length         Rating         StartTime         Description         1         17.00 km         3.5         0700 hrs    Start on the Cabot Trail, at the Gaelic College monument, 1.1 km from Exit 11 off #105 Highway,and finish after crossing the North River Bridge, at the church on the left. This is a gently rolling leg with one long, moderate hill rising from 0 to 50m. Great scenery at this time of day.        2         17.92 km         3.5         0840 hrs    This long easy rolling leg finishes at the Clucking Hen Cafe on the right along the North Shore and passes through a quiet, remote river valley with a maximum elevation of 60 m.        3         13.46 km         2         1027 hrs    This leg finishes at Wreck Cove General Store on the left. A rolling leg with a few short hills.        4         20.01 km         5         1149 hrs    The first 9 km are continuous easy ups & downs but the best is yet to come. You must now climb Cape Smokey which is 2.1 km of extremely steep grade. For distraction there is a wonderful ocean view and you may even spot a whale! Relax for the steep downhill on the way to the finish. A couple more hills will take you to the finish at Cape Smokey Ski Lodge on the left.        5         17.5 km         3.5         1349 hrs    A long moderate up to Ingonish Beach, where you enter Cape Breton Highlands National Park, then go gently rolling downhill through the village of Ingonish, with its local traffic and spectators. This leg finishes at the Marianne Falls Warren Lake entrance past the Broad Cove campsite on the left.        6          17.5 km         4.5         1530 hrs    The scenery on this seacoast run will captivate you despite a couple of long challenging hills. This leg climbs to the finish at Cabot High School on the right. Elevation 90m. Be prepared for strong coastal breezes.        7         13.1 km         3         1715 hrs    A rolling leg but the first 8 km climbs steadily 90m and then falls quickly to finish 0.2 km past the Dingwall garage. FINISHINGONTHERIGHT

Link: http://cabottrailrelay.com/