Trail · from St. John's (YYT)
Caplin Bay Path
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- Mapped path
- 3.2 km
- Climbing
- 105 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 69 m.
- To the trailhead
- 84 km
Type of trail
Not confirmed
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moderateRated on the whole walk: 6.4 km there and back, about 197 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.
East Coast Trail, path 21 of 25. The association allows 2 to 3 hours and rates it easy to moderate. It joins Cape Broyle Head Path to the north and Sounding Hills Path to the south. Walking it one way, your lift waits where the next path starts. The GPX marks it "Path end". Every path →
Drive: 83.8 km from the St. John's (YYT) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal door to the trailhead, checked 2026-11-06.
The trail, measured
Caplin Bay Path: the mapped path is 3.2 km with 105 m of climbing, from 7 m up to 69 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/439276123 (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 Caplin Bay Path trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
The measured drive is YYT → Ferryland — 4 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.
Places to stay in Ferryland
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A place listed in Ferryland shows on 11 pages here: 6 drives to Ferryland and 5 trails nearby.
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A path of the East Coast Trail; the association lists it at 5.6 km, easy to moderate. Their page ↗
3.2 km of mapped path with 105 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 84 km by road from St. John’s airport. The numbers come from the map. The East Coast Trail Association reports how the path is on the day.
The full drive from St. John's (YYT), with stops and moose notes →
Measured November 6, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/439276123 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms