Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Dunphy's Pond Trail
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- Mapped path
- 4.9 km one way
- 9.8 km there and back.
- Climbing
- 110 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 128 m.
- To the trailhead
- 103 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.
Source: Parks Canada, “Length/Distance: 10 km (return)”.
moderateRated on the whole walk: 9.8 km there and back, about 170 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: 102.5 km from the Gander (YQX) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal door to the trailhead, checked 2026-10-11.
The trail, measured
Dunphy's Pond Trail: the mapped path is 4.9 km with 110 m of climbing, from 31 m up to 128 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/603478871 (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.
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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
- 103 km from Gander to the trailhead.
The measured drive is YQX → Terra Nova — 4 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. 0 of 1 have a confirmed position.
- Mulligan's Pub & Eatery5-9 Muddy Brook Rd · (709) 800-393511 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.
4.9 km of mapped path with 110 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 102 km by road from Gander airport. The numbers come from the map. For conditions on the day, check Parks Canada’s page linked above.
The full drive from Gander (YQX), with stops and moose notes →
Measured October 11, 2026. Trailhead: Parks Canada's trailhead GPS (48 25 33 N, 54 7 30 W), on OpenStreetMap way/603478871.