Gros Morne National Park, South Sector Hiking

Trout River Pond

There is a hiking trail and a boat launch at the Trout River Pond Gros Morne National Park area that is very close to Crocker Cabins. The hiking trail is about 14 km return. The Tablelands are the foundation of Gros Morne National Park’s United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage site designation. The unique geological formation illustrates plate tectonics and geologic processes. It has been used to support the Theory of Plate Tectonics. The Tablelands were formed many millions of years ago, when the ancient Iapetus Ocean, experienced a plate collision that upthrust sections of its floor, along with the Earth’s mantle. The orange-brown coloured rock forming the Tablelands is part of the earth’s mantle, called peridotite. Gros Morne National Park’s Tablelands is one of the few places on Earth where you can walk on Earth’s mantle.

Green Gardens Hiking Trail

The Green Gardens Hiking Trail is on route 431, just 3 km from Trout River. The trail is a 9 km return hike. It leads to the beach, a sea cave that can be entered into at low tide, sea stacks, bright green meadows where people in Trout River keep their sheep in summer, and a waterfall. The trail starts in the barrens and ends at sea level.

Lookout Hills Trail

The Lookout Hills Trail is accessible from the parking lot of Gros Morne National Park Discovery Centre, on Route 431. The 5 km return hike begins with a steep climb to a high plateau that provides spectacular panoramic views of Bonne Bay, Gros Morne Mountain behind Rocky Harbour and Norris Point, and the Tablelands.