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Trail · from Gander (YQX)

Wild Cove Path (Fogo)

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Mapped path
3.2 km one way
6.4 km there and back, unless you have arranged a lift at the far end.
Climbing
36 m
Every up added together; the highest point is 46 m.
To the trailhead
117 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 3.1 km apart.

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moderateRated on the whole walk: 6.4 km there and back, about 66 m of climbing. How

Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as dirt 3.2 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go.

Drive: 117.2 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: 3.2 km, 36 m of climb — the line is coloured by elevation, green at 1 m up to red at 46 m.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

The trail, measured

Wild Cove Path (Fogo): the mapped path is 3.2 km with 36 m of climbing, from 1 m up to 46 m.

01000 km123
to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~7×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/1013217204; 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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Getting here

To Wild Cove Path (Fogo) trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.

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

Places to stay in Fogo Island

From Best Kind Stays. Both sites are run by the same people. Listing is free and nothing paid changes the order.

  • Escape By The Sea ↗Four furnished cottages in the woods by the ocean on Fogo Island.Books on its own site

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Getting to the trailhead — Gander (YQX) to the start of the Wild Cove Path (Fogo): 117 km by road.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line measured along OpenStreetMap's roads.

3.2 km of mapped path, 36 m of climb, 117 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/1013217204 — the path's mapped start. Planning only: not live and not for navigation; trails and conditions change. Terms