My husband and I did the Cabot Trail last summer with another couple. We did a clockwise tour. The other couple was on a tandem and the mountain climbs within the park gave them fits, requiring pushing a few times. It was an absolutely beautiful tour. We originally planned to do it in 3 days, but since we were not on a strict schedule, we didn't see a need to push the tandem folks through too much. We took 4 days so we had a chance to stop and enjoy the sites. We stayed in 3 campgrounds and one small hotel. Never had a problem with coyotes (nor were we made aware of any problems). We did see a couple of moose though! Two of the campgrounds were in the national park and one was private. There were no special precautions taken. The scenery on the western coast of the island was spectacular.

We did have one instance of running short on water between Cheticamp and Pleasant Bay, but we asked an RVer at a trail head if they had extra , and they gave us plenty to get to town. Enjoy the trip!