Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)
Caribou Trail
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- Mapped path
- 2.6 km one way
- AllTrails gives 6 km there and back; the mapped path measures 5.2 km there and back.
- Climbing
- 54 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 59 m.
- To the trailhead
- 139 km
Type of trail
Out and back
Walk to the end, turn round, come back the same way.
Source: AllTrails, “3.7-mile out-and-back trail”.
moderateRated on the whole walk: 5.2 km there and back, about 118 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: 139.1 km from the Deer Lake (YDF) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal to the trailhead, checked 2026-09-04.
The trail, measured
Caribou Trail: the mapped path is 2.6 km with 54 m of climbing, from 2 m up to 59 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/1006235851; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold; measured 2026-09-04.
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- 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
To Caribou Trail trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
The measured drive is YDF → King's Point, 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. 0 of 1 have a confirmed position.
- Roy's Pub, Dining, Motel and Event Centre33 Main St · (709) 481-20307.4 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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2.6 km out and back, 54 m of climb, 139 km by road from Deer Lake airport. Conditions on the day are local knowledge we don’t have: walk it and tell us. How we measure
The full drive from Deer Lake (YDF), with stops and moose notes →
Measured September 4, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/1006235851 — the path's mapped start.