[5] Wilkie Sugar Loaf is a forested pyramidal peak rising from the shore of Aspy Bay, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the Cabot Trail.

There are few stand-alone mountaintops in Nova Scotia, but one of these is Wilkie Sugar Loaf, climbing to more than 400 metres/yards above sea level in less than 1.5 kilometers (0.9 mi).

[5] The mountain's name is a combination of both "Wilkie," the family name of a pioneer family in who settled in the area in 1820,[7] James Wilkie Jr. was an original land grant recipient in the area in 1852,[8] and "Sugar Loaf", a descriptive name for the mountain's distinct pyramidal shape, which suggests a "sugarloaf".

The name Wilkie Sugar Loaf was already in common use in official publications such as Admiralty Charts[9] and Sailing Directions by 1860.

Access to the summit is possible by hiking the Wilkie Sugar Loaf trail which leads from a trailhead on the west side of the Bay St Lawrence Road, 1.15 kilometres (0.71 mi) north of the entrance of Cabots Landing Provincial Park, to the peak of the mountain, offering views from two mountain top look-offs.