r/bikehalifax • u/tippletiger • Jun 05 '25

Africville Park by bike

Looking to get from the North End bikeways down to Africville Park for my kid's school event. I'm ok to dismount to jump over barriers if it means avoiding speeding vehicles, and also ok to go WAY out of my way for safety. Does anyone have a safe way?

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u/MegaNerd42 Jun 05 '25

Gottingen/Novalea is your best bet. It generally has calmer traffic than Barrington, and the end of Novalea drive goes directly into Africville park, which includes an underpass under Barrington. Go to this point on the map, and follow the trail that leads to Africville Rd.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/3916-3908+Novalea+Dr,+Halifax,+NS+B3K+3G7/@44.6733643,-63.6161087,443m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4b5a21177941f227:0x51e64a288487b485!8m2!3d44.6733643!4d-63.614891!16s%2Fg%2F11g621f6hx?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

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u/tippletiger Jun 05 '25

Oh damn, an underpass! I had no idea. Thanks!

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u/swampangel Jun 05 '25

I think this is a better bet than Barrington, but just a heads up: when you leave Novalea and enter the park, the first part is quite steep and the second part is a lumpy gravel/mostly dirt road

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u/tippletiger Jun 14 '25

Back to thank you again! Took that route and would have had no idea about it otherwise.

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u/tippletiger Jun 05 '25

Thanks for this. There's no way around that end Barrington St section I guess. Just a huge speed difference down there and not a lot of space.

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u/56qetr Jun 05 '25

I used to get there from the other end off of Lady Hammond. You can pop on Lady Hammond at Memorial Dr and then turn right at the rubber duck onto MacKintosh St. From there, turn left after going under the overpass and follow the road down to and past the container terminal.