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Long Range Traverse

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

Distance
57.5 km
Elev. gain
1,821 m
Start
Western Brook Pond boat launch
Finish
Gros Morne Mountain trailhead

A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.

About this distance

Parks Canada quotes this route at ~35 km (Western Brook Pond to Highway 430 via Gros Morne Mountain), but that figure describes an unmarked, off-trail wilderness route ("There are no trails on the Long Range Mountains" -- Parks Canada) and reads as a rough planning estimate, not a surveyed distance. Far shows the real GPS-traced length of the actual route as walked (OSM relation 19672459, audited 2026-07-24: single continuous point-to-point path, no duplicate/backtracking segments, all 26 segments legitimately part of the route). No alternate/tighter OSM relation for this trail exists to swap in.

Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), cross-checked against Parks Canada. Reviewed July 26, 2026. Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.