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railway ran (under CN ownership) until the 1980s, when it was abandoned. The section of railbed through the Ridge, from
Gibraltar to Musquodoboit Harbour, was converted to a multiuse (pedestrian, skiing, and cycling) trail in 1998 by the Musuqodoboit Trailways Association. The trailway is part of the Nova Scotia section of the
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Due to the ridge's rugged terrain, very few major roads cross it, with the exception of the
Mooseland Road just west of Sheet Harbour, and Highway 357, which travels through the more level terrain of the Musquodoboit Valley. Myra Road near Porters Lake penetrates into the ridge, but comes to a dead
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Because of the region's rough topography, it is extremely difficult to clearcut using heavy machinery. As a result, most of the area has not been clearcut, and remains owned by the
Province of Nova Scotia. A mine located north of Musquodoboit Harbour managed to extract silver, lead, and zinc ores,
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Dartmouth to Upper Musquodoboit. Due to the presence of the Ridge, the only way to get to Upper Musquodoboit from the coast was to follow the Musquodoboit Valley, as building the railway through the hills would have required a large amount of blasting and infilling. This
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In the
Natural History Map of Nova Scotia, the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge (known there simply as "Granite Ridge") is given area code 453. It's described as being a narrow plateau at around 100 m (350 ft) in elevation, with steep margins and littered with boulders of varying sizes. A thin layer of
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Because of the region's lack of development and multiple wilderness areas, it is popular with hikers and canoers. Trails that cross this ridge include the
Admiral Lake Loop and Granite Ridge Trails that branch off the Musquodoboit Trailway, and the Crowbar Lake Trails originating just west of
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near the western side of the ridge, and is named Target Hill. This hill is 185m (607ft) tall with a prominence of approximately 160m, and is one of the highest points for nearly 20 km around. Another noteworthy summit is
Farquhar's Mountain, located about 6.5 km north-northwest of
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Eastern Shore Granite Ridge today has been designated as protected land by the Province of Nova Scotia, in large part due to the rugged terrain making clearcutting economically unfeasible. The major protected areas of the Granite Ridge, from west to east, are
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The ridge contains three major faults, which run from a NW to SE direction. Porters Lake and Lake
Charlotte occupy the westernmost and easternmost faults respectively, while the Musquodoboit River occupies the central one.
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Beyond the roads and trailway, transportation is limited to a network of old logging roads, which are often poorly maintained and only driveable using mountain bikes or high-clearance vehicles such as Jeeps and
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436:ExploreHRM
418:References
242:balsam fir
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101:Dimensions
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