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Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)

Stuckless Pond Trail

Serious undertaking

Parks Canada: "BRIDGE OUT: Use of the trail is not recommended at this time due to the high water levels at the stream crossing. USE CAUTION."

Parks Canada, Gros Morne hiking →

Length
9.5 km lollipop
Parks Canada's figure for the whole walk, stem and loop.
Our mapped line reads 7.8 km; that is the stem once and the loop, and the walk comes back down the stem, so the figure above is Parks Canada's.
Climbing
162 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 125 m.
To the trailhead
47 km

Type of trail

Lollipop

Out along a stem, round a loop at the far end, back down the stem. Parks Canada lists it as a 9.5 km loop; by their own description and on the map it is a road in, a circuit of the pond, and the road back out.

Source: Parks Canada, “#12 Stuckless Pond Trail Distance: 9.5 km loop … Follow the old logging road to skirt the shores of secluded Stuckless Pond. The trail crosses the Lomond River bridge, then climbs steadily and circles the sheltered pond.”.

moderateRated on the whole walk: 9.5 km round, about 162 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: 46.7 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: 7.8 km, 162 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 6 m up to red at 125 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

The trail, measured

Stuckless Pond Trail: the mapped path is 7.8 km with 162 m of climbing, from 6 m up to 125 m.

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Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/1554362590 + way/1554362591 + way/1554362593 + way/1554362594 + way/1554362596 + way/1554362598 + way/1554362601 + way/1554362589 + way/1554362592 + way/1554362595 + way/1554362597 + way/1554362599 + way/1554362600 + way/1554362602 + way/1554362603 (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)

The file follows the mapped line, 7.8 km; the signed loop is 9.5 km. Expect your watch to read about 1.7 km short at the finish.

  • 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

  • 47 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.

Eating, when you come off

Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 1 of 5 has a confirmed position.

  • The Chocolate Moose Bakery & CafeTableland Drive, Birchy Head (upstairs at Roy Young Ltd, watch for the big Moose!) · (709) 458-852914 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • The Old Loft Restaurant8 Water St · (709) 453-229422 kmDirections →
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  • The Shed20 Cox's Ln · (709) 453-722422 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Galliott Studios and Cafe8 Water St · (709) 638-240922 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
  • Merchant Warehouse Retro Cafe and Wine Bar16 Water St · (709) 453-241622 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 — Deer Lake (YDF) to the start of the Stuckless Pond Trail: 47 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

7.8 km of mapped path with 162 m of climb in total. The trailhead is 47 km by road from Deer Lake airport. The numbers come from the map. For conditions on the day, check Parks Canada’s page linked above.

The full drive from Deer Lake (YDF), with stops and moose notes →

Measured October 11, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/1554362589 — the trail's start at the parking lot on Route 431.

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