Newfoundland and Labrador trails · East Coast Trail - Spurwink Island Path

East Coast Trail - Spurwink Island Path

A 8.5-mile out-and-back in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 259 ft of climbing.

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Length

8.5 mi

Elevation gain

259 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

28%

Steepest mile

+258 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

2.0 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Ground

Elevation profile

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,164 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

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

Getting there

East Coast Trail - Mudder Wet Path access. 47.01064, -52.98428 · 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 6:17 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (NDT) — 10 h 59 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.0-mile round trip takes roughly 6 h 33 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:51 p.m. — 4 h 26 min before sunset.