Transportation
Options Web Site Links Fly to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Ferry from Bar Harbor, Maine Ferry from Portland, Maine Fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia (3 hour, scenic
drive) Shuttle Van to and from
Halifax Ferry from St. John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova
Scotia
Today, one of the easiest ways to visit Nova Scotia
is by air. The web site flyHalifax provides complete information on air
transport, including reservations links. Porter Airlines
now provides Halifax air service from Toronto`s City Center
Airport.
Zoom Airlines has direct flights from the United Kingdom and Paris, France
to Halifax, which is also served by
Continental from New York,
American Airlines from Boston,
United from Washington, D.C.,
and Air Canada , among others. US
Airways flies to Bar Harbor, Maine. Summer and Fall ferries to Yarmouth
run from Portland and Bar Harbor Maine. There is a year-round ferry from St.
John, NB to Digby, NS. Digby is about an hour's drive from the
Lodge.
Bay Ferries
For most travellers, there are two primary options of
getting to East Kemptville:
Flying to Halifax International
Airport and taking the 3-hour scenic drive down the
coast.
or
Taking the Cat ferry to Yarmouth from Portland or Bar
Harbor and then making the easy 25-mile drive to Trout
Point.
Ferry services, May through
October, are via The
Cat , an
ultra-modern high-speed ferry, from Bar Harbor, Maine (3 hours) and Portland,
Maine (5.5 hours). Ask us about special packages from Bar Harbor.
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.
Trout Point can help arrange guest transportation by
taxi or van to the lodge from the International Ferry Terminal or the
Yarmouth Airport by appointment.
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 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.
Driving Directions to Trout Point Lodge, East Kemptville, Yarmouth
County, Nova Scotia
View Larger Map from Yarmouth
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.
View Larger Map from Halifax Airport
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.
View Larger Map from
Digby
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.