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Trail · from Gander (YQX)

Cobb's Pond Loop

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Mapped path
3.2 km
Town of Gander gives 4.5 km for the whole loop; our map has only part of it.
Climbing
0 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 121 m.
To the trailhead
6.1 km

Type of trail

Loop

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

Source: Town of Gander, “a beautiful meander around the pond”.

easyRated on the whole walk: 4.5 km round, Town of Gander's length, about 0 m of climbing. How

Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as boardwalk 1.8 km, fine gravel 1.1 km, paved 0.2 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go.

Drive: 6.1 km from the Gander (YQX) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal to the trailhead, checked 2026-09-04.

The trail itself: 3.2 km, 0 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 119 m up to red at 121 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

The trail, measured

Cobb's Pond Loop: the mapped path is 3.2 km with 0 m of climbing, from 119 m up to 121 m.

1002000 km123
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~7×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/292354635 + way/296678075 + way/296678077 + way/490166469 + way/1069383275 + way/489957919 + way/296678076; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold; measured 2026-09-04.

terrain from open elevation data — the same source as the profile above

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Getting here

To Cobb's Pond Loop trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

It sits on the Twillingate ↔ Lewisporte corridor — 3 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it. The distance above is the drive there.

Places to stay in Gander

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A place listed in Gander shows on 13 pages here: the airport page, 6 drives to Gander, 4 arenas and stages and 2 trails nearby.

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Eating, when you come off

Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 0 of 25 have a confirmed position.

  • Dunphy’s Pub10 McCurdy Dr · (709) 256-70022.1 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Jumping Bean Coffee200 Airport Blvd · (709) 381-22333.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • East Ocean Restaurant67 Elizabeth Dr · (709) 256-74293.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Greco Pizza83 Elizabeth Dr · (709) 651-30303.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Highlight Restaurant77 Elizabeth Dr #77 · (709) 256-33473.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Louis Gee's Pizza94 Elizabeth Dr · (709) 256-85003.3 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Lilly's Landing210 Airport Blvd · (709) 256-35003.3 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Pizza Hut5 Roe Ave · (709) 651-84143.4 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 — Gander (YQX) to the start of the Cobb's Pond Loop: 6.1 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

3.2 km loop, 0 m of climb, 6.1 km by road from Gander airport. Conditions on the day are local knowledge we don’t have: walk it and tell us. How we measure

The full drive, with stops and moose notes →

Measured September 4, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/292354635 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms