Eastern Shore Granite Ridge

[citation needed] The highest point of the range is located approximately eight km north-northwest of North Preston near the western side of the ridge, and is an unnamed peak.

A thin layer of glacial till provides poor soil, with large areas of exposed bedrock.

The ridge runs in a roughly west-to-east direction, with its western end near Waverley, and its eastern extremity near Sheet Harbour.

[2] The Eastern Shore Granite Ridge is composed primarily of the Muqquodiboit Batholith which formed in the Late Devonian.

[4] 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.

A mine located north of Musquodoboit Harbour managed to extract silver, lead, and zinc ores, but has been shut down for a long time.

[5] Much of the 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.

Looking westward from the Big Sky lookoff, North Granite Ridge Trail
Large hemlock trees growing on the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge
Looking southward from the Big Sky lookoff on the North Granite Ridge Trail
A view of the hills and lakes of the Eastern Shore granite ridge
The fog gradually lifts over a lake with a forested shore in the early morning sun.
Moose Cove Lake, one of the many lakes in the Granite Ridge.