Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Malady Head Trail
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- Mapped path
- 1.9 km one way
- Parks Canada gives 3.4 km there and back; the mapped path measures 3.8 km there and back.
- Climbing
- 141 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 188 m.
- To the trailhead
- 75 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.
Source: Parks Canada, “Length/Distance: 3.4 km return”.
easyRated on the whole walk: 3.8 km there and back, about 169 m of climbing. How
Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as earth 1.9 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go.
Drive: 74.5 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
Malady Head Trail: the mapped path is 1.9 km with 141 m of climbing, from 56 m up to 188 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/619363865 (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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- 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
- 75 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 6 have a confirmed position.
- Mary Brown's1 Trans Canada Highway Eastport Junction · (709) 533-25416 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Timber & Twine Gloverton Country Style79A Main Street South Glovertown, NL A0G 2L09.4 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Little Denier Restaurant13 Main St · (709) 700-472111 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Down Home Delights64 Main St · (709) 526-203412 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Gertie's Galley210 Main St · (709) 677-245813 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Chucky's Seafood and Wild Game Restaurant8 Harbour View Rd · (709) 677-223317 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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1.9 km of mapped path with 141 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 74 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: OpenStreetMap way/619363865 — its end in Malady Head Campground, where Parks Canada puts the trailhead.