CABOT TRAIL GOLF Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island is home to the 298-km, world-renowned Cabot Trail, widely considered one of the most scenic drives on the planet. Simultaneously – more by happenstance than intent – it’s also a link to the island’s championship golf courses including Highlands Links, Bell Bay, Le Portage and the newer additions of Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs. All are exemplary tracks with layouts that repeatedly receive rave reviews and high rankings. Attached to the rest of Nova Scotia by a causeway, Cape Breton’s topography has, for the most part, allowed architects to design courses embodying the true spirit of Scottish golf. What the island has to offer overall is entirely unique to the rest of the country. With its special brand of Atlantic Canada hospitality, a golf trip there involves more than a few rounds of golf. Cape Breton is imbued with genuine Celtic roots that are revealed in music everywhere from small towns to quaint villages. With the island boasting more fiddlers than anywhere else, there’s always a performance somewhere, both scheduled and spontaneous. Among Cape Breton’s must-see attractions is the Alexander Graham Bell Historic Site and the reconstructed Fortress of Louisbourg, established by the French in 1713 and besieged twice by the British before falling into ruin. www.golfcapebreton.com CSANews | SPRING 2026 | 27 Travel
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