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Gander International Airport (YQX) → Woody Point

Gander Airport (YQX) to Woody Point and the Tablelands

The drive from every airport and ferry ↓

Distance
370.5 km
Roads
1430431
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The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.
The flat-topped orange rock of the Tablelands rising behind Bonne Bay, with Woody Point's waterfront at its foot.Photo: Adavyd · source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Driving route from Gander International Airport (YQX) to Woody Point: 370.5 km by road, via Routes 1 · 430 · 431.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

Faded lines are other drives from Gander International into this area: Rocky Harbour (375 km), Cow Head (422 km). Each splits off where its line leaves this one.

  1. Stop 1: Upper Falls Lookout

    One of three viewpoints mapped together beside the Trans-Canada at the Norris Arm junction. It is the upper waterfall lookout on the Eel Brook Trail, a short walk past Eel Brook's falls: AllTrails lists it at about 1.3 miles out and back, with Lower Falls Lookout as the other viewpoint.

    Stopping here adds 2 km to the drive.

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  2. Stop 2: The nordic trails east of town

    6.7 km of mapped cross-country ski trail in the woods off the Trans-Canada, just east of Grand Falls-Windsor. The club running them is not named on the map; ask locally about grooming and season. The weather strip above says whether there is snow.

    Stopping here adds 1.9 km to the drive.

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    Show on map: The nordic trails east of town ↑
  3. Stop 3: Loggers' Life Provincial MuseumDetour

    A reconstructed 1920s logging camp on the west side of Grand Falls-Windsor, mapped right beside the driven line. Central Newfoundland ran on the woods for a century, and the museum shows that work.

    Stopping here adds 4.3 km to the drive.

  4. Stop 4: Indian River

    A green space mapped essentially on the driven line. OpenStreetMap records it as a nature reserve but not who runs it, and it is not on ParksNL's list. Treat it as a place to pull over, not somewhere with facilities.

    Stopping here adds 0.1 km to the drive.

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  5. Stop 5: Newfoundland Insectarium

    An insect museum in Deer Lake. Check its hours before detouring with kids in the car.

    Stopping here adds 0.2 km to the drive.

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  6. Stop 6: Discovery Centre

    Parks Canada's centre for the south side of the park, near Woody Point, matching the visitor centre on the Rocky Harbour side. Ask here what is open and passable on this arm.

    Stopping here adds 1.5 km to the drive.

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⛽ Fuel and gravel, road by road ▾
  • Route 1 →Whole road: 54 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 119 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 68% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 430 →Whole road: 17 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 97 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 44% has no surface tag, so unknown.
  • Route 431 →Whole road: 2 fuel stations mapped, longest gap 27 km. Unpaved mapped: none; 0% has no surface tag, so unknown.

Drive measured Oct 19, 2026, Gander International Airport (YQX) to Woody Point. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

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370.5 km. From Gander airport to Woody Point, on Routes 1, 430 and 431.

When you get to Woody Point

Sunrise and sunset at Woody Point, by month
Month (the 15th)SunriseSunset
January8:12 am4:48 pm
February7:32 am5:39 pm
March7:36 am7:25 pm
April6:30 am8:13 pm
May5:37 am8:57 pm
June5:14 am9:29 pm
July5:30 am9:24 pm
August6:12 am8:40 pm
September6:56 am7:36 pm
October7:41 am6:32 pm
November7:32 am4:40 pm
December8:11 am4:22 pm

Worked out for the 15th of each month at this spot, in local time. The weather line at the top has today's.

Places to eat on the way

28 near the start: where to eat in Gander →
2 near Woody Point: where to eat near Woody Point →

32 places to eat within 2 km of this drive, in the order you pass them.

The longest stretch with nothing mapped on it is 128.7 km — after Eddies Restaurant, until Big Stop Restaurant.

Every one of them, in the order you pass them
  • Riverside Dinerfast foodkm 25.1 · 600 m off the road
  • Irvingrestaurantkm 83.6
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 83.6
  • Furey's Trailway Take-Outfast foodkm 83.7 · 425 m off the road
  • KFCfast foodkm 96.7 · 488 m off the road
  • Greco Pizzafast foodkm 96.8 · 383 m off the road
  • Taiwanrestaurantkm 96.8 · 1240 m off the road
  • Juniper Kitchen and Bistrorestaurantkm 96.8 · 1259 m off the road
  • Sarah's Dinerrestaurantkm 96.9 · 1171 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 97.4 · 967 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 97.5 · 379 m off the road
  • McDonald'sfast foodkm 97.6 · 409 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 97.6 · 519 m off the road
  • Wing'n Itrestaurantkm 97.6 · 1245 m off the road
  • War Wick'srestaurantkm 97.6 · 1338 m off the road
  • Tai Sun Restaurantrestaurantkm 97.6 · 403 m off the road
  • Donnini's Pizza & Donairrestaurantkm 97.6 · 422 m off the road
  • Burger Kingfast foodkm 97.7 · 721 m off the road
  • Dairy Queenfast foodkm 97.7 · 266 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 97.8 · 846 m off the road
  • Badger Diner & Motelrestaurantkm 126.5
  • Red Hawk Dinerrestaurantkm 126.7
  • Eddies Restaurantrestaurantkm 177.5
  • Big Stop Restaurantrestaurantkm 306.2 · 349 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonscafékm 306.3 · 1623 m off the road
  • Mary Brown'sfast foodkm 306.3 · 508 m off the road
  • Pizza Delightrestaurantkm 306.3 · 1584 m off the road
  • Subwayfast foodkm 306.3 · 1839 m off the road
  • A&Wfast foodkm 306.3 · 1744 m off the road
  • Wingn' itrestaurantkm 306.3 · 1148 m off the road
  • Tim Hortonfast foodkm 306.3 · 393 m off the road
  • Funland Resortrestaurantkm 313.3 · 937 m off the road

Not ranked or complete, and nobody pays to be here. No opening hours: phone ahead. Open map data, swept 2026-10-18. How we measure · Add a missing place

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Short drives from Woody Point

An easy day out from Woody PointRocky Harbour 72 km awayIts own page measures from the Gander airport; from Woody Point it is 72 km.Directions from where your phone is now:
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Or any of these: nearest first, measured by road from Woody Point.

More, up to 77 km (6)

Distances by road, measured on OpenStreetMap October 16, 2026, from where this route ends. Your maps app gives the time on the day. How we measure

Doing it electric

Fast chargers on this drive
Gander km 3, Bishop’s Falls km 86, South Brook km 178, Deer Lake km 307, Glenburnie – Birchy Head – Shoal Brook km 365
Longest stretch without one
129 km
South Brook → Deer Lake, of 370 km driven
Nearest fast charger to Woody Point
5.1 km
by road, at Glenburnie – Birchy Head – Shoal Brook

Coming in 2026 (NL Hydro, 2026-10-22): Gander (km 3) and Deer Lake (km 303). Not counted until it opens.

NL Hydro fast chargers within 3 km of the drive. Check the app for one that's working. Exported 2026-10-22. How we measure

Every route compared →NL Hydro: plan your road trip →

Paved or not, per the map

Mapped as unpaved
none
Not proof it is all paved: 65% has no surface tag.
Mapped as paved
35%
119.5 km of 370.5 km driven
No surface tag on the map
65%
222.3 km: surface not recorded

In a rental car: Hertz Canada’s terms say “use off paved roads or on roads which are not regularly maintained” voids the damage waiver. Check your own agreement. Hertz’s terms ↗. Source for these figures: OSRM driving profile, stored route query, with node annotations; OpenStreetMap surface tags via Overpass, checked 2026-10-19. Today's road conditions: 511.

Before you go

These change, so we link to the people who keep them up to date.

  • MooseYear round, worst between dusk and dawn

    The province says the likelihood of injury in a moose collision is twice as high between dusk and dawn as in daytime. This is 370.5 km, much of it unlit two-lane highway; plan the drive for daylight where you can.

    gov.nl.ca →
  • Road conditionsYear round, matters most November–April

    Conditions at one end of the island say little about the other. Check before you set off.

    511nl.ca →

The trail, measured

Lookout Trail (Gros Morne, from the Discovery Centre): the mapped path is 3.5 km with 343 m of climbing, from 67 m up to 403 m.

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to ~8% grade8–15%steeperheight exaggerated ~2×

Every cited segment →OpenStreetMap way/432924088; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold.
A line that ends at a different height from where it starts is a loop, not an out and back.

Renting a car? Book the car when you book the flight.

Summer rentals sell out, says NL Tourism, and in June 2026 BNN Bloomberg reported St. John's airport agencies booked for nearly all of summer.

Both checked October 7, 2026.

Rental counters at Gander, with numbers →

Arriving without a car

Not renting? Here's who Gander International Airport Authority lists at the terminal.

No rideshare here.

The Airport Authority's transport page lists no rideshare service (checked 2026-09-15).

  • Taxi

    Busy Bee Cabs, which the Airport Authority says runs a 24-hour service available curbside in the Domestic Arrivals area.

    (709) 256-1444

  • Coach

    DRL Coachlines runs the island's one scheduled coach, once a day each way, between St. John's and the Marine Atlantic terminal at Port aux Basques. It stops at Gander Airport itself (the restaurant), and at Lewisporte, Grand Falls-Windsor, Deer Lake and Corner Brook among others. It reaches no island and no national park. Tickets are bought on the bus, cash only. The Airport Authority says a wheelchair-accessible bus needs 48 hours' notice. Times and fares are DRL's: drl-lr.com.

    (888) 263-1852

  • Limousine

    Nobel Limousines, listed by the Airport Authority.

    (709) 535-2457

Avis, Budget, National and Enterprise are listed at the airport. The Authority says accessible vehicles with wheelchair accommodation or hand controls are limited and need 48 hours' notice.

Source: Gander International Airport Authority,2026-09-15. Check there for fares and times.

Questions

How far is Woody Point from Gander airport?+

370.5 km from the terminal to Woody Point.

What route do I take?+

Routes 1, 430 and 431. Your maps app has the turns.

Do I need a car?+

Plan on one. Buses between these towns are few, and the drive is the way most people make it.

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