In 1906, H&SW merged with Canadian Northern Railway and in 1918, facing bankruptcy, was acquired by the federal government and placed under the control of the newly formed Canadian National Railways (CN).

In 1993, the tracks along which the trail runs today were abandoned[1] and in 1997, the property was given to the provincial Department of Natural Resources at no cost.

[2] The western trailhead can be found at the intersection of Trunk 3 and St. Margaret's Bay Trail in Lewis Lake.

The trail travels east through Hubley before going under an overpass carrying Hwy 103.

It crosses Trunk 3 again in Timberlea and continues west along Governor Lake before entering Lakeside and then Beechville, where it ends at the intersection of Lakeside Park Drive and the Chain of Lakes Trail.