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Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)

Coastal Trail (Gros Morne)

Rocks and shingle in the blue sea, with mountains across the water.
Rocks and shingle in the blue sea, with mountains across the water.Photo: Kenny Louie · source · CC BY 2.0
Mapped path
2.9 km one way
Parks Canada gives 6 km there and back; the mapped path measures 5.8 km there and back.
Climbing
11 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 13 m.
To the trailhead
80 km

Type of trail

Out and back

Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.

Source: Parks Canada, “#4 Coastal Trail Distance: 6 km return”.

easyRated on the whole walk: 5.8 km there and back, about 17 m of climbing. How

Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as unpaved 2.9 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go. Easier access in Gros Morne, from Parks Canada →

Drive: 80.2 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: 2.9 km, 11 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 0 m up to red at 13 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

The trail, measured

Coastal Trail (Gros Morne): the mapped path is 2.9 km with 11 m of climbing, from 0 m up to 13 m.

01000 km12
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~7×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/349383978 (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)
  • 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

  • 80 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) 458-20248.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Snack ShackHWY-430 · (709) 458-20248.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Buoy & Arrow Restaurant and Suites(709) 458-34009.5 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Fisherman's Landing RestaurantMain St N · (709) 458-20609.7 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Greco Pizza44 Main St N · (709) 458-31219.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Oceans Room Restaurantgros morne national park, Morne National Park, 42 Main St S #38 · (709) 458-27309.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Anchor Pub42 Main St N · (800) 563-98879.9 kmDirections →
    Other map appsApple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze
  • Sunset Restaurant24 Main St N · (709) 451-32009.9 kmunconfirmed — go by the address

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

No photo yet. Walked it? Send yours.

Getting to the trailhead — Deer Lake (YDF) to the start of the Coastal Trail (Gros Morne): 80 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

2.9 km of mapped path with 11 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 80 km by road from Deer Lake airport. The numbers come from the map. For conditions on the day, check Parks Canada’s page linked above.

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

Measured October 11, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/349383978 — the path's mapped start.

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