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Gros Morne National Park Was Designated This Map Is Your Guide to Summer Adventure a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 for in Gros Morne to see & Things do in Gros Morne Yaffle of Chores Tour, Broom Point NL Tourism photo: Bon Tours photo: Tablelands, NL Tourism 1 Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai photo: Lomond Campground, GoWesternNewfoundland 21 NL Tourism 10 2 35 9 7 @WNewfoundland 6 WesternNewfoundland 34 9 2 3 19 photo: Woody Point, Bonne Bay 18 NL Tourism 8 1 22 11 23 photo: Backcountry Hiking, Western Brook Pond Fjord, NL Tourism 17 15 Gros Morne 16 National Park 4 7 13 14 6 1 31 32 33 2 11 3 7 27 2 20 5 6 2 photo: Passing the Time in Trout River, photo: Shallow Bay Beach, Cow Head 8 26 3 1 3 Creative Gros Morne NL Tourism 4 30 24 1 4 2 3 2 5 36 5 4 5 photo: Woody Point Heritage Theatre, photo: Kayaking on Bonne Bay, 6 12 4 6 28 3 Ian Stone Gros Morne Adventures 5 6 29 2 3 10 1 7 10 8 9 25 photo: Gros Morne Theatre Festival, Cow Head NL Tourism photo: Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, Rocky Harbour Parks Canada to see & Things do in Gros Morne Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai VisitGrosMorne Great Northern Peninsula Gros Morne National Park was designated This map is your guide to summer adventure a UNeSCo World Heritage Site in 1987 for in Gros Morne. Numbers on the map @VisitGrosMorne GRoS MoRNe its impressive geological features. The 1805 correspond to brief descriptions and extra sq kilometre park offers unsurpassed beauty information below that will allow you to get the Humber Valley VisitGrosMorne and adventure – a perfect complement to the most out of your Gros Morne experience. Southwest Coast local cultural scene. N photo: Lookout Trail, Woody Point, EW Emili Martin FO U N D L A N D photo: Western Brook Pond Fjord Boat Tour photo: Bonne Bay Marine Station NL Tourism Norris Point HIkING TRAILS Heritage & MUSeUMS 1• Trout River Pond. Return Length: 14 km; Duration: 4-5 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate. 1• Roberts House Information Centre. 100 year old house showcasing information of the area. 45-47 Water Street, Woody 2• Green Gardens. Short Hike. Return Length: 9 km; Duration: 3-4 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous. Point; T: (709) 453-2273; e: [email protected]; www.woodypoint.ca. 3• Green Gardens. Long Hike. Loop Length: 16 km; Duration: 6-8 hrs; Difficulty: Strenuous. 2• Jacob A. Crocker House. Registered Heritage Structure. Traditional fisherman’s home built in 1898. 245-247 Main Street, 4• Wallace Brook. Loop Length: 12 km; Duration: 3-4 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous. Trout River; e: [email protected]. 5• Tablelands. Return Length: 4 km; Duration: 1.5 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate. Note: Also available as a guided hike with 3• Trout River Interpretation Centre. 221 Main Street, Trout River; T: (709) 451-5376. staff or with new explora mobile media guide. 4• Gros Morne Wildlife Museum. Housing over 100 full-size Newfoundland animals in their natural settings. 76 Main St. 6• Lookout. Loop Length: 5 km; Duration: 2.5 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous. North, Rocky Harbour; T: (709) 458-3396; e: [email protected]; www.grosmornewildlifemuseum.com. 5• Julia Ann Walsh Heritage Centre. This centre was the cottage hospital for sixty years. A small museum displays artefacts 7• Stanleyville. Return Length: 4 km; Duration: 2 hrs; Difficulty: Strenuous. from the era of Provincial cottage hospitals. Norris Point; T: (709) 458-8880; e: [email protected]. 8• Lomond River. Return Length: 6 km; Duration: 2 hrs; Difficulty: Strenuous. 6• Dr. Henry N. Payne Museum & Craft Shop. Artifacts depict the rich cultural heritage through theme exhibits. Route 143 9• Stuckless Pond. Loop Length: 9.5 km; Duration: 3-4 hrs; Difficulty: Strenuous. Main Street, Cow Head; T: (709) 243-2466; e: [email protected]; www.cowhead.ca. 10• Southeast Brook Falls. Return Length: 1 km; Duration: 0.5 hr; Difficulty: easy/Moderate. 7• Jenniex House. Tour this 85-year old house and enjoy a mug up, muffins and berries. Local artifacts & crafts. T: (709) 11• Mattie Mitchell. Loop Length: 0.5 km; Duration: 0.5 hr; Difficulty: easy. 458-2257; e: [email protected]; www.norrispoint.ca. 12• Gros Morne Mountain. Loop Length: 16 km; Duration: 7-8 hrs; Difficulty: Strenuous/Very Strenuous. 13• Berry Hill. Loop Length: 1.5 km; Duration: 1 hr; Difficulty: easy/Moderate. 14• Berry Hill Pond. Loop Length: 2 km; Duration: 0.5 - 1 hr; Difficulty: easy. AttractioNS 15• Bakers Brook Falls. Return Length: 10 km; Duration: 2-3 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate. 1• Gros Morne National Park of Canada. Received worldwide recognition as a UNeSCo World Heritage Site for its 16• Berry Head Pond. Loop Length: 2 km; Duration: 0.5 - 1 hr; Difficulty: easy. Note: First 0.5 km is wheelchair accessible. geological wonders and awe-inspiring fjords. T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]. 17• Coastal Trail (Green Point). Return Length: 6 km; Duration: 1-2 hrs; Difficulty: easy. 2• Gros Morne Visitor Centre. Route 430, Rocky Harbour; T: (709) 458-2417. 18• Western Brook Pond Trail (To Boat Tour). one Way Length: 3 km; Duration: 0.5 - 1 hr; Difficulty: easy/Moderate. 3• Bonne Bay Marine Station. Discover the amazing sea life of Bonne Bay. Norris Point. T: (709) 458-2550; www.bonnebay.ca. 19• Snug Harbour. Return Length: 8 km; Duration: 2.5 hrs; Difficulty: Moderate; Note: Requires fording Western Brook. 4• Gros Morne National Park Discovery Centre. Learn more about the geology, plant and animal life, marine story and 20• Steve’s Trail. Return Length: 1 km; Duration: 0.5 hr; Difficulty: easy. human history. T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. 21• old Mail Road. Return Length: 2 km; Duration: 0.5 hr; Difficulty: easy. 5• Discovery Centre Art Gallery. T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. 22• North Rim Traverse. one Way Length: 27 km; Duration: 3+ Day; Difficulty: Very Strenuous. 6• The Tablelands. See the earth naked! World-renowned for its complex geology. It was here that geologists proved the 23• Long Range Traverse. one Way Length: 35 km; Duration: 4+ Day; Difficulty: Very Strenuous. theory of plate tectonics. T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. 7 24• Woody Point Traverse. one Way Length: 35 km; Duration: 4+ Day; Difficulty: Very Strenuous. Note: Traverse • Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse. Lobster Cove Head lighthouse has marked the marine approach to Rocky Harbour and the entrance of Bonne Bay since 1897. Now automated, but the light keeper’s house is open as an interpretive exhibit. T: begins in Woody Point behind water tower. (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. 25• overfalls Trail. This 5 km wilderness trail is part of the International Appalachian Trail. 8• Western Brook Pond. Western Brook pond, now a land locked freshwater lake, was originally a fjord cut out of the Long 26• Burnt Hill Hiking Trail. The trailhead is located at the Norris Point waterfront. Community Trail - Norris Point. Range Mountains and open to the ocean. 27• James W. Humber Hiking Trail. Trail will take you 4,000 ft to the seashore at Wild Cove. Community Trail - Norris Point. 9• Broom Point Fishing exhibit. Three Mudge brothers and their families fished from the site from 1941 until 1975. 28• eastern Point. Community Trail - Trout River. experience “Yaffle of Chores” letting you step back in time of the Mudge families fishing operation as it was during then. 29• Lighthouse Trail. Leads to coastal headland with views of Trout River and incredible sunsets. Community Trail - T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. Trout River. 10• Cow Head Lighthouse. T: (709) 243-2681; www.cowheadlobsterfestival.ca. 30• Woody Point Community Trail. Commences behind the school in Woody Point and continues toward the Discovery 11• SS ethie Shipwreck. The wreckage site of the S.S. ethie coastal steamship which ran aground in a fierce storm on Centre with incredible views of the Bonne Bay and the Tablelands. Community Trail - Woody Point. December 11, 1919. T: (709) 458-2417; e: [email protected]; www.pc.gc.ca. 31• Waterfront to Salmon Point. Stroll along the harbour to the cliffs of Salmon Point. Community Trail - Rocky Harbour. 32• Bottom Brook Trail. Winds through the community from the waterfront to the Fisherman’s Landing Inn. Community Boat ToURS Trail - Rocky Harbour. 1• Western Brook Pond Boat Tour. T: (709) 458-2016; e: [email protected]; www.bontours.ca. 33• Rocky Hills Trail. once used as a lookout for returning fishing boats. Community Trail - Rocky Harbour. 2• Bonne Bay Boat Tour. T: (709) 458-2016; e: [email protected]; www.bontours.ca. 34• Tickle Point Trail. Winds through the coastal meadows and salt marshes of St. Paul’s Bay, great shorebird 3• Marine Station Family Boat Tour. T: (709) 458-2016; e: [email protected]; www.bontours.ca. watching area. Community Trail - St. Paul’s. 4• The evening Cruise. T: (709) 458-2016; e: [email protected]; www.bontours.ca. 35• Lighthouse Trail. Follows an old path used by early settlers to get to the lighthouse. Community Trail - Cow Head. 5• Water taxi from Norris Point - Woody Point. T: (709) 458-2016; e: [email protected]; www.bontours.ca. 36• Woody Point Heritage Walk. A self-guided walk through the historic downtown area. Waterfront, Woody Point. 6• Jigs and Reels Charters. Fish Newfoundland’s abundant fishing grounds aboard our 22ft trophy boat.
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