Getting to Trout Point Lodge, Transportation to Southwest Nova Scotia


 

Transportation Options

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Fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia (3 hour, scenic drive)

Airlines Serving Halifax

Fly from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, NS (35 minute drive)

Twin Cities Air Service

Sail to Yarmouth, the 1st secure port from the US Eastern Seaboard, or nearby Shelburne

Port of Yarmouth

Port of Shelburne

Ferry from St. John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia

Princess of Acadia

There are lots of ways to visit Trout Point and the Yarmouth & Acadian Shores Region.

New for 2010!: Twin Cities Air Service will be providing direct flights 4 times a week from Portland, Maine to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Tel. 800-564-3882.

Twin Cities can also provide charter flights outside of the scheduled service from anywhere in the United States--avoid the hassles of commercial airlines with this  customized service, perfect for groups of 4-7 persons!

The web site
flyHalifax  provides complete information on air transport, including reservations links. Porter Airlines now provides Halifax air service from Toronto`s  City Centre Airport. Continental Airlines  from flies from New York, American Airlines from Boston, United Airlines from Washington, D.C., and Air Canada  from London, England, Toronto, and Montreal, among others. T here is a year-round ferry from St. John, NB to Digby, NS. Digby is about an hour's drive from the Lodge. 



The Relais & Chateaux Route de Bonheur for Maine and Atlantic Canada


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There are times when the road less traveled is the best way to go. The "road to good times" is the root of Relais & Chateaux history.

Many of our guests are coming from or going to other Relais & Chateaux properties on a single vacation. The nearest and one of the most celebrated Relais & Chateaux properties is Kingsbrae Arms. Guests can enjoy a leisurely ferry ride between Saint John, New Brunswick and Digby, Nova Scotia with about an hour's drive on either side. For a more ambitious Maritime loop itinerary, include Maine's White Barn Inn. Above all experience the world of difference between our relaxed country house, a magnificent rustic lodge, and a sophisticated hotel & restaurant.

A recommended driving itinerary to awaken your senses: a loop between 3 acclaimed Relais & Chateaux properties

Kennebunkport
, Maine: White Barn Inn

St. Andrews by the Sea, New Brunswick: Kingsbrae Arms

Kemptville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia: Trout Point Lodge of Nova Scotia


For most travellers, the primary option for getting to East Kemptville is f lying to Halifax International Airport and taking the 3-hour scenic drive down the coast.

Trout Point recommend AVIS car rental in Yarmouth: 902-742-3323.

For those wanting to fly and drive, Halifax International Airport lies about 3 hours north of the lodge, and has all major rental car agencies. Trout Point is about 45 minutes by from the Shelburne/Ohio exit off of Highway 103, the route south from Halifax. Take the road towards the Ohios.

The Lodge can be reached by car from either Shelburne or Yarmouth. The Lodge is remote, and access is by a 3-mile long dirt-and-gravel road. The Trout  Point Road lies off of the East Branch Road, which is off of Highway 203. Driving Directions appear at the bottom of this page.

Written driving directions are also available at the Visitor Information Center in Yarmouth.

Both Yarmouth and Halifax have major car rental agencies. Shuttle service by van from the Halifax metro area or airport to Yarmouth is available daily from at least 2 services, departing at around 4:00 p.m. We can help you with these arrangements. For more complete travel information and links, please visit www.acadianfarm.com.

If travelling through or around Maine to or from Nova Scotia, consider fellow Conde Nast Johansen's recommended The Lodge at Moosehead Lake , one of the US's most captivating hideaways. Overlooking the breathtakingly beautiful, pristine waters of Moosehead Lake in inland Maine, The Lodge is an ultra-private, nine room 4-diamond luxury inn considered to be the epitome of rustic sophistication.

Driving Directions to Trout Point Lodge, East Kemptville, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia

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FROM THE INTERNATIONAL FERRY TERMINAL AND YARMOUTH TOWN

Exit the ferry terminal and go straight across the intersection. This is Forest Street.
1. Head east from Forest St - go 2.0 km
2. Turn left at Haley Rd - go 1.0 km, through the 4-way stoplight intersection
3. Continue on Hardscratch Rd - go 0.7 km
4. Turn right at HWY-103 - go until the Tusket exit
5. Take the Tusket exit and turn left onto Gavel Road
Continue on Gavel Rd until you come to a "Y" where the Canaan Road starts and there is a yield sign, turn left onto the Canaan Road; do not go towards Quinan! You will stay on the Canaan Road until it ends at the paved Hwy. 203 and you see a sign for Kemptville. The Canaan Road turns to dirt and gravel about half way through.
6. Turn right at HWY-203 - go 1.1 km You will stay on HWY 203 until the East Branch Road in East Kemptville.
7. Stay on 203 passing Campbells Ln and then Jakes Lane
8. Arrive at Kemptville and the Kemptville Store
At Kemptville there will be a white Church and an intersection. East Kemptville is to the right over the Tusket River Bridge. North Kemptville is to the left. This is a brand-new 2-lane bridge.
Continue on HWY 203 until the village ends--there will be no more farm houses or fields, only forest. You will go through a couple of sharp turns and cross a small bridge. Look for the East Branch Road sign. There is a street light at the intersection of HWY 203 and East Branch, Turn left onto the East Branch Road and follow the Lodge signs.

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FROM HALIFAX AIRPORT

From Halifax, the fastest and easiest route is to take HWY 103 south to the second Shelburne exit, where you turn right and go to the East Branch Road in East Kemptville, Yarmouth County

1. From the airport, dead north on Bell Blvd/Boulevard Bell toward Silver Dart 0.8 km

2. Slight right to stay on Bell Blvd/Boulevard Bell (signs for HWY-102/Truro/Halifax/Dartmouth) 1.5 km

3. Merge onto HWY-102 S via the ramp to Halifax/Dartmouth 23.1 km

4. Take exit 3 for Hammonds Plains Rd/HWY-213 E 0.3 km

5. Turn left at Hammonds Plains Rd/HWY-213 15.1 km

6. Slight right onto the HWY-103 W ramp to Hubbards/Yarmouth 0.5 km

7. Merge onto HWY-103 182 km (about 2 hours)

8. Turn right at HWY-203 57.5 km (about 46 mins)

9. Turn right onto the East Branch Road

10. Turn left onto the Trout Point Road

While on Hwy. 203 in Yarmouth County, watch for power poles to begin again and look for the East Branch Road sign. Turn right onto the East Branch Road and follow the signs.

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From DIGBY
1. Take Hwy 101 towards Yarmouth
2. Get off Hwy. 101 at the “Weymouth” exit. From Weymouth, follow the signs for Carleton on Hwy 340.
3. At Carleton, pick up Hwy 203 towards Kemptville and then go towards East Kemptville, following the directions from Yarmouth above.