Trail · from Gander (YQX)
Peter's River Hiking Trail
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- Mapped path
- 2.5 km one way
- 5 km there and back, unless you have arranged a lift at the far end.
- Climbing
- 28 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 26 m.
- To the trailhead
- 90 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 2.04 km apart.
Walked it? Tell us which.
easyRated on the whole walk: 5 km there and back, about 51 m of climbing. How
Access: the rating measures effort only. The map records the surface as dirt 2.5 km. Step-free access isn't recorded; ask the park before you go.
Drive: 90.3 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, measured
Peter's River Hiking Trail: the mapped path is 2.5 km with 28 m of climbing, from 14 m up to 26 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/865997351; 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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Apple Maps · Google Maps · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · WazeTake 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.
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Getting here
To Peter's River Hiking Trail trailhead from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
The measured drive is YQX → Botwood — 1 stop 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. 3 of 13 have a confirmed position.
- Donninis Express and Railway Cafe250 Water St · (709) 389-13135.5 kmDirections →
Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Mary Brown's Chicken and Taters35 Commonwealth Dr · (709) 257-24445.7 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- the landing pub258 Water St · (709) 257-37175.7 kmDirections →
Other map apps
Apple · Google · Organic Maps · OsmAnd (both work offline, no tracking) · Waze - Mary Brown'sCommonwealth Drive (P.O. Box 422), Botwood, NL A0H 1E0, Canada6.2 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- The Gravy Train Take-Out - Whitbourne500 Main St · (709) 759-35597.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Graceland The Kings Pub NL134 Main Street.....Northern Arm · (709) 257-35518.8 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- The Ice Cream Parlour396 Main St · (709) 395-202015 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Bishop's Falls Irving Circle K RestaurantTrans Canada HWY · (709) 258-685215 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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2.5 km of mapped path, 28 m of climb, 90 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/865997351 — the path's mapped start.