Birchtown Bay

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Last Update January 12, 2005

Birchtown Bay is another beautiful paddling coastline to explore. It is separated from Shelburne Harbour by Harts Point. Be sure to include the bay in your paddle of Shelburne Harbour. Boulder Cove Cottages are easily paddled to from Shelburne Harbour
or Birchtown Bay. Visit their web site: www.bouldercove.com

Birchtown was once the largest Black Loyalist community in Nova Scotia. Stop in and visit the Black Loyalist Old School Museum.
Web site: www.blackloyalist.com

Location: Birchtown Bay is located in Shelburne Harbour

Shoreline: mixed

Type of access: gravel road

Parking: no

Government Wharf: no

Public slipway: no

Public concrete ramp: no

Topographic reference: 20p/11 (Lockeport)

Marine chart #4241 (Lockeport-Cape Sable) or #4209 (Lockeport and Shelburne Harbour)

GPS reading:  UTM grid (09) (46)

Name of owner: Black Loyalist Heritage Society

Private exit: yes

Private access: yes