East Coast Trail
Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Distance
- 336 km
- Elev. gain
- 10,591 m
- Start
- Topsail Beach
- Finish
- Cappahayden
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km-4–235 m above sea level293 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
About this distance
Far shows the East Coast Trail Association's published 336.0 km (208.8 mi). The mapped route measures 317.1 km (197.0 mi) — a small mapping variance.
Summits & passes
- Tuckers Hill
- Torbay Southern Head
- Signal Hill
- South Side Hills
- Skinners Hill
- Jonclay Hill
- Fern Hill
- Gull Rocks
- Costellos Rock
- Sounding Hills
Water sources
- Western Pond
- Brocks Head Pond
- Pond on the Head
- Crow Head Pond
- Trout Gully
- John Howards Pond
- Georges Pond
- Beaver Pond
- Gully Pond
- Lower Pond Gullies
- Upper Pond
- Roaring Cove Pond
- Granny Whelans Pond
- Gut Pond
- Lolice Pond
- Broom Cove Pond
- Duck Pond
Campsites
- Miner Point Campsite
- Little Bald Head Campsite
Common questions
- How long is the East Coast Trail?
- The East Coast Trail is 336 km (208.8 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the East Coast Trail have?
- The East Coast Trail has about 10,591 m (34,747 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the East Coast Trail start and finish?
- The East Coast Trail runs between Topsail Beach and Cappahayden.
- Is there water on the East Coast Trail?
- Far's catalog records 17 mapped water sources along the East Coast Trail, including Western Pond, Brocks Head Pond, Pond on the Head and Crow Head Pond. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
- Why do other sources list a different distance for the East Coast Trail?
- Far shows the East Coast Trail Association's published 336.0 km (208.8 mi). The mapped route measures 317.1 km (197.0 mi) — a small mapping variance.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap312.3 km · 3,205 m gain
- eastcoasttrail.com336 km
- OpenStreetMap317.1 km
- Far curator review
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.