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Peter's River Hiking Trail

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Mapped path
2.5 km one way
5 km there and back, unless you have arranged a lift at the far end.
Climbing
28 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 26 m.
To the trailhead
90 km

Type of trail

Not confirmed

No park, town or trail guide we could find says whether this is a loop, an out and back or a point to point, so we don't guess. On the map its two ends are 2.04 km apart.

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easyRated on the whole walk: 5 km there and back, about 51 m of climbing. How

Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as dirt 2.5 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go.

Drive: 90.3 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: 2.5 km, 28 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 14 m up to red at 26 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

The trail, measured

Peter's River Hiking Trail: the mapped path is 2.5 km with 28 m of climbing, from 14 m up to 26 m.

01000 km12
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~6×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/865997351; 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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  • Phone, offline: open it in Organic Maps or OsmAnd and download the map area before you lose signal.

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Getting here

To Peter's River Hiking Trail trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

The measured drive is YQX → Botwood — 1 stop on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.

Places to stay in Botwood

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A place listed in Botwood shows on 12 pages here: 6 drives to Botwood, 3 arenas and stages and 3 trails nearby.

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Eating, when you come off

Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 3 of 13 have a confirmed position.

  • Donninis Express and Railway Cafe250 Water St · (709) 389-13135.5 kmDirections →
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  • Mary Brown's Chicken and Taters35 Commonwealth Dr · (709) 257-24445.7 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • the landing pub258 Water St · (709) 257-37175.7 kmDirections →
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  • Mary Brown'sCommonwealth Drive (P.O. Box 422), Botwood, NL A0H 1E0, Canada6.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • The Gravy Train Take-Out - Whitbourne500 Main St · (709) 759-35597.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Graceland The Kings Pub NL134 Main Street.....Northern Arm · (709) 257-35518.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • The Ice Cream Parlour396 Main St · (709) 395-202015 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Bishop's Falls Irving Circle K RestaurantTrans Canada HWY · (709) 258-685215 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 Peter's River Hiking Trail: 90 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

2.5 km of mapped path, 28 m of climb, 90 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 4, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/865997351 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms