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Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)

Berry Head Pond Trail

Length
2 km loop
Parks Canada's figure for the whole loop.
Our mapped line reads 1.8 km; a mapped line under-reads a winding path, so the figure above is Parks Canada's.
Climbing
14 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 33 m.
To the trailhead
78 km

Type of trail

Loop

You finish where you started without walking any of it twice.

Source: Parks Canada, “#5 Berry Head Pond Trail Distance: 2 km loop”.

easyRated on the whole walk: 2 km round, about 14 m of climbing. How

Access: the rating measures effort only. Surface isn't recorded for most of it. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go. Easier access in Gros Morne, from Parks Canada →

Drive: 77.8 km from the Deer Lake (YDF) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal door to the trailhead, checked 2026-10-11.

The trail itself: 1.8 km, 14 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 21 m up to red at 33 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

The trail, measured

Berry Head Pond Trail: the mapped path is 1.8 km with 14 m of climbing, from 21 m up to 33 m.

01000 km1
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~4×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/39969025 + way/141711609 + way/141711610 + way/141711611 + way/141711612 (Geofabrik extract of 2026-09-20, Overpass being down); elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold; measured 2026-10-11.
A line that ends at a different height from where it starts is a loop, not an out and back.

Today's trail conditions and seasonal closures are Parks Canada's — check before you climb →Park bulletins →

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Take it on your phone or watch

Only useful with a hiking app or a GPS watch. Just heading to the start? Use the directions above.

Save the track for a hiking or watch app (GPX)

The file follows the mapped line, 1.8 km; the signed loop is 2 km. Expect your watch to read about 0.2 km short at the finish.

  • Garmin: import it as a Course in Garmin Connect, then send it to your watch.
  • Apple Watch: open it in a route app that runs on the watch, such as WorkOutDoors or Footpath.
  • Suunto, COROS, Polar: import it as a route in the watch's app, then sync.
  • Phone, offline: open it in Organic Maps or OsmAnd and download the map area before you lose signal.

Just a file: no account, nothing tracked.

No recorded track yet.Walked it? Send yours →

Getting here

  • 78 km from Deer Lake to the trailhead.

The measured drive is YDF → Gros Morne (Rocky Harbour) — 2 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.

Eating, when you come off

Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 2 of 15 have a confirmed position.

  • Country StyleRoute 430, Village Crafts & Snack Shack · (709) 458-20245.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Buoy & Arrow Restaurant and Suites(709) 458-34007.1 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Greco Pizza44 Main St N · (709) 458-31217.4 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Fisherman's Landing RestaurantMain St N · (709) 458-20607.4 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Oceans Room Restaurantgros morne national park, Morne National Park, 42 Main St S #38 · (709) 458-27307.4 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Anchor Pub42 Main St N · (800) 563-98877.5 kmDirections →
    Other map appsApple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze
  • Treasure Box72 Main St N · (709) 458-30077.6 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Sunset Restaurant24 Main St N · (709) 451-32007.6 kmunconfirmed — go by the address

No opening hours: the map data for these places has none. Phone ahead. Built 2026-10-11.

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Getting to the trailhead — Deer Lake (YDF) to the start of the Berry Head Pond Trail: 78 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

1.8 km of mapped path with 14 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 78 km by road from Deer Lake airport. The numbers come from the map. Parks Canada reports how the path is on the day; their page is linked above.

The full drive from Deer Lake (YDF), with stops and moose notes →

Measured October 11, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/39969025 — the path's mapped start.

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