Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Skerwink Trail
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- Mapped path
- 5.1 km loop
- The ends meet: that is the whole walk.
- Climbing
- 134 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 45 m.
- To the trailhead
- 200 km
Type of trail
Loop
You finish where you started without walking any of it twice.
From the map: the mapped line closes on itself. We found no park, town or guide page that names its type.
moderateRated on the whole walk: 5.1 km round, about 134 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: 200.2 km from the Gander (YQX) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal to the trailhead, checked 2026-10-22.
The trail, measured
Skerwink Trail: the mapped path is 5.1 km with 134 m of climbing, from -1 m up to 45 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/446701124 + way/446701127 + way/510543086 + way/39644610 + way/131415611 + way/131415610 + way/1570142114 + way/1570142113, then 0.4 km back to the start along Church Road and Main Road (OpenStreetMap ways 147045114 and 147045155), where the path ends; elevation (path only) from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold; measured 2026-10-22.
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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.
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Getting here
- 200 km from Gander to the trailhead.
- 261 km from St. John's to the trailhead.
- 503 km from Deer Lake to the trailhead.
The measured drive is YQX → Trinity (Trinity Bay) — 3 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.
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A 5.1 km loop on the headland at Port Rexton: 4.7 km of path past sea stacks and a stone beach, with 134 m of climb, then 0.4 km back to the start by Church Road and Main Road, where the path comes out. The trailhead is 200 km by road from Gander airport and a short drive on from Trinity. Travel + Leisure listed it among the 25 best hikes in North America and Europe, as the province’s tourism site notes. The numbers come from the map. Mud, washouts or a closed section are local knowledge we don’t have. Walk it and tell us.
The full drive from Gander (YQX), with stops and moose notes →
Measured October 22, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/446701124 — the path's mapped start.