Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Black Head Trail (Dildo Run)
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- Mapped path
- 2.2 km
- Climbing
- 37 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 18 m.
- To the trailhead
- 92 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.
Source: Parks NL, “an easy return hike of approximately four kilometres”.
easyRated on the whole walk: 4.4 km there and back, about 75 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.
Drive: 92.1 km from the Gander (YQX) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal door to the trailhead, checked 2026-11-06.
The trail, measured
Black Head Trail (Dildo Run): the mapped path is 2.2 km with 37 m of climbing, from 2 m up to 18 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/304610310 (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 2026-11-06.
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Getting here
To Black Head Trail (Dildo Run) trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
It sits on the Comfort Cove-Newstead ↔ Boyd's Cove corridor — 1 stop on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it. The distance above is the drive there.
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Plan a trip around this walk
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In Dildo Run Provincial Park. Parks NL calls it an easy return hike of about four kilometres, starting near the comfort station, with a view over Dildo Run. Their page ↗
2.2 km of mapped path with 37 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 92 km by road from Gander airport. The numbers come from the map. Parks NL reports how the path is on the day.
Measured November 6, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/304610310 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms