Eastwind Cycle

The Cabot Trail on Cape Breton is one of the greatest bike routes on earth, and we're not the only ones making this claim. Bicycling Magazine said just that, Conde Nast declared Cape Breton "Earth's most beautiful islands" and Lonely Planet called the island a must-see destination. Our journey begins with a couple of days pedalling around Lake Bras D�Or, aka the inland sea, before crossing the island to the open ocean. From here on we ride alongside crashing surf, up and over challenging climbs, through Cape Breton Highlands National Park and beyond to the northernmost tip of Nova Scotia.

Imagine Mexico ... riding trails that have been in use since ancient times, connecting peaceful rural villages, through fields of vivid marigolds, always within view of snow capped volcanoes. We have biked the back-roads in the states of Puebla and Veracruz for the past 10 years, and have come to love (and know) this part of the world as much as our native Nova Scotia. There is so much to see and experience here -- Puebla's bustling UNESCO World Heritage site, white water rafting on the Rio Pescado, Tehuacan's cactus forests, the great pyramids of Cholula -- and we would love to share it with you.

New Brunswick holds a special place in our cycling hearts. This is where we learned most of what we know about bike riding, and where Eastwind Cycle began. New Brunswick has some of the best bike rides on the East Coast, through covered bridges, along the Saint John River and out onto enchanted isles surrounded by the swirling tides of the mighty Bay of Fundy. One day you could be riding along the Fundy Trail Parkway perched on the cliffs above the bay, then hiking up the Big Salmon River to an old fishing lodge for a picnic lunch. The next day you might roll across Deer Island, take the ferry to Campobello and then ride the carriage roads to Roosevelt Cottage. All traffic-free.

Nova Scotia is the home of Eastwind Cycle, so of course we know and love it best. The best riding is in the Annapolis Valley and South Shore, where the roads are quiet and the short distances are perfect for inn to inn biking. The two regions are very distinct, and a great trip usually includes both.

This isle is so welcoming you feel like home everywhere you go, especially staying with our old friends at My Mother�s Country Inn or the unique Inns on Great George in historic Charlottetown. And of course, a visit to Anne of Green Gables is a must for any literature buffs.

La Route Verte is National Geographic's #1 bikeway, and we understand why. This system of interconnected, well-marked routes brings cyclists safely from city to countryside across the entire province. But our Quebec trip is so much more than routes. It is the experience of a petit piece of French culture in the heart of North America. As we roll through 17th century villages hugging the shore of the mighty river, local Quebecois greet us with open arms. Here the St. Laurence seems more like the sea than a river as we look across to rugged mountains, and watch the sun set behind fishing nets in the gorgeous village of Kamouraska.