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Newfoundland and Labrador trails · Father Troy Path

Father Troy Path

A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 413 ft of climbing. Reaches Church Cove Hill.

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Length
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
413 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+320 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.9 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground

Elevation profile

5 – 418 ft1234

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 1.5 and mile 3.0. It gives back about 1,063 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Father Troy Path

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Father Troy Path access. 47.66560, -52.72708 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:46 a.m., the sun rises at 7:17 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 8.9-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:01 a.m. — 7 h 14 min before sunset.

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