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Newfoundland and Labrador trails · East Coast Trail - Piccos Ridge Path

East Coast Trail - Piccos Ridge Path

A 6.5-mile out-and-back in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 738 ft of climbing. Reaches Piccos Ridge and other lake/summit destinations.

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Length
6.5 mi
Elevation gain
738 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
58%
Steepest mile
+610 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
2.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground

Elevation profile

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Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 2.2. It gives back about 1,361 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of East Coast Trail - Piccos Ridge Path

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Terrain graded T3 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.

Getting there

Blast Hole Pond to Portugal Cove, East Coast Trail access. 47.64360, -52.84990 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:47 a.m., the sun rises at 7:18 a.m. and sets at 6:15 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:46 p.m. (NDT) — 10 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 13.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:52 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.

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