Trail · from Deer Lake (YDF)
The Western Brook Pond Rim Trail
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- Mapped path
- 12.1 km one way
- 24.2 km there and back, unless you have arranged a lift at the far end.
- Climbing
- 725 m
- Every up added together; the highest point is 645 m.
- To the trailhead
- 97 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 7.91 km apart.
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strenuousRated on the whole walk: 24.2 km there and back, about 825 m of climbing. How
Access: the rating measures effort only. Surface isn't recorded for most of it. Parks Canada: a 3 km (one way) trail of compacted crushed stone, 3.5 m wide, with gentle slopes and rest areas; accessible gender-neutral washrooms at the start and at the pond; a motorized shuttle to the boat (fees apply); a Hippocampe all-terrain wheelchair on site, booked ahead at 709-458-2417. Easier access in Gros Morne, from Parks Canada →
Drive: 97.1 km from the Deer Lake (YDF) terminal to the trailhead — not the town. OSRM driving profile, terminal to the trailhead, checked 2026-09-03.
The trail, measured
Western Brook Pond Rim Trail: the mapped path is 12.1 km with 725 m of climbing, from 18 m up to 645 m.
Every cited segment →
OpenStreetMap way/191045101 + way/1449912000 + way/141657508 + way/39968756 + way/436231907 + way/436231908 + way/421835898 + way/1444537103 + way/436231911 + way/1444541067; elevation from AWS Open Data Terrarium tiles (z14), sampled ~30 m, ascent over a 3 m noise threshold.
Today's trail conditions and seasonal closures are Parks Canada's — check before you climb →Park bulletins →
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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.
No recorded track yet.Walked it? Send yours →
Getting here
To Rim Trail trailhead (Western Brook Pond parking) from every airport and ferry, measured by road.
The measured drive is YDF → Cow Head — 4 stops on it, with the road numbers, the surface and where to eat along it.
What has been recorded near here
Wildlife people have reported within 10 km of Rim Trail trailhead (Western Brook Pond parking), and the months they saw it. Tap a name for everywhere else on our drives it turns up.
- Northern gannetseabirdMorus bassanusReports cluster in August, July, June99 reports on record
Reports, not counts: busy harbours report more. No sighting is promised, and the list covers only the species we look up. Source: GBIF, the international record of wildlife sightings, checked 2026-10-07.
Eating, when you come off
Places to eat within 25 km by road of the trailhead, nearest first. 0 of 4 have a confirmed position.
- Country StyleRoute 430 · (709) 458-20248 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Snack ShackHWY-430 · (709) 458-20248.1 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Greco Pizza193 Main St · (709) 243-247122 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
- Neddy's Pub & Eatery22 kmunconfirmed — go by the address
No opening hours: the map data for these places has none. Phone ahead. Built 2026-10-11.
No photo yet. Walked it? Send yours.
The Rim Trail climbs from the Western Brook Pond parking toward the gorge’s rim: 12.1 mapped kilometres with 725 measured metres of ascent. It shares its first flats with the Snug Harbour walk, then heads up the hill.
The upper reaches are close to backcountry, and their weather can be worse than the coast suggests. Follow Parks Canada’s guidance on preparation. The geometry is cited above; the judgment is yours and the park’s.
The full drive from Deer Lake (YDF), with stops and moose notes →
Measured September 3, 2026. Trailhead: OpenStreetMap way/191045101 — trail start at the Western Brook Pond parking.