Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)
Old Mail Road
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- Mapped path
- 1.2 km one way
- Parks Canada gives 2 km there and back; the mapped path measures 2.4 km there and back.
- Climbing
- 0 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 1 m.
- To the trailhead
- 119 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way. Parks Canada adds that at either end you can cross the dunes on boardwalk and come back along the beach.
Source: Parks Canada, “#1 Old Mail Road Distance: 2 km return”.
easyRated on the whole walk: 2.4 km there and back, about 0 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. Easier access in Gros Morne, from Parks Canada →
Drive: 119 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, measured
Old Mail Road: the mapped path is 1.2 km with 0 m of climbing, from 0 m up to 1 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/517347148 (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.
Today's trail conditions and seasonal closures are Parks Canada's — check before you climb →Park bulletins →
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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
- 119 km from Deer Lake to the trailhead.
The measured drive is YDF → Cow Head — 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 3 have a confirmed position.
- Neddy's Pub & Eatery2.6 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Greco Pizza193 Main St · (709) 243-24712.6 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Sunrise Bakery and CafeMain St · (709) 243-230517 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.
1.2 km of mapped path with 0 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 119 km by road from Deer Lake airport. The numbers come from the map. Parks Canada reports how the path is on the day; their page is linked above.
The full drive from Deer Lake (YDF), with stops and moose notes →
Measured October 11, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/517347148 — the path's mapped start.