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Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)

Stanleyville Trail

Mapped path
2.4 km one way
Parks Canada gives 4 km there and back; the mapped path measures 4.8 km there and back.
Climbing
115 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 112 m.
To the trailhead
51 km

Type of trail

Out and back

Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.

Source: Parks Canada, “#14 Stanleyville Trail Distance: 4 km return”.

moderateRated on the whole walk: 4.8 km there and back, about 230 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: 51.2 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 itself: 2.4 km, 115 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 15 m up to red at 112 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

The trail, measured

Stanleyville Trail: the mapped path is 2.4 km with 115 m of climbing, from 15 m up to 112 m.

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to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~3×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/1007803274 + way/1007803275 (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.
A line that ends at a different height from where it starts is a loop, not an out and back.

Today's trail conditions and seasonal closures are Parks Canada's — check before you climb →Park bulletins →

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Take it on your phone or watch

Only useful with a hiking app or a GPS watch. Just heading to the start? Use the directions above.

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

  • 51 km from Deer Lake to the trailhead.

The measured drive is YDF → Woody Point — 2 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.

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Getting to the trailhead — Deer Lake (YDF) to the start of the Stanleyville Trail: 51 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

2.4 km of mapped path with 115 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 51 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/1007803274 — the path's mapped start.

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