Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Dead Man's Cove Trail
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- Mapped path
- 3.1 km one way
- AllTrails gives 6.8 km there and back; the mapped path measures 6.2 km there and back.
- Climbing
- 57 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 37 m.
- To the trailhead
- 282 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.
Source: AllTrails, “6.8-km out-and-back trail”.
moderateRated on the whole walk: 6.2 km there and back, about 94 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: 282 km from the Gander (YQX) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal to the trailhead, checked 2026-09-05.
The trail, measured
Dead Man's Cove Trail: the mapped path is 3.1 km with 57 m of climbing, from 0 m up to 37 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/1006502320 + way/1006502321 + way/1454827816 + way/1454827817 + way/1454827818 + way/1454827819; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold; measured 2026-09-05.
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- 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.
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Getting here
To Dead Man's Cove Trail trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
The measured drive is YQX → Harbour Breton — 3 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.
Places to stay in Harbour Breton
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A place listed in Harbour Breton shows on 8 pages here: 6 drives to Harbour Breton, 1 arena or stage and 1 trail nearby.
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Plan a trip around this walk
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Eating, when you come off
Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 1 of 8 has a confirmed position.
- Robin's Donuts96 Canada Drive · (709) 885-20161.5 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Ernie's Snack Bar and Takeout110 Canada Dr · (709) 885-24061.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Greco Pizza Xpress98 Canada Drive #96 · (709) 885-22831.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Mary Brown's30 Canada Drive, Harbour Breton, NL A0H 1P0, Canada2.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Funship Internet Cafe37 Elliott Dr3.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Greco Pizza101a Main Rd · (709) 885-25033.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Dockside Cafe and EateryElliott Drive · (709) 885-21113.5 kmDirections →
Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Robin's Donuts120-122 Canada Drive3.6 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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3.1 km out and back, 57 m of climb, 282 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 from Gander (YQX), with stops and moose notes →
Measured September 5, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/1006502320 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms