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Newfoundland and Labrador trails · French Shore Trail.

French Shore Trail.

A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 679 ft of climbing.

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Length
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
679 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
40%
Steepest mile
+537 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt

Elevation profile

-12 – 667 ft1234

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 535 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of French Shore Trail.

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

French Shore Trail. access — parking nearby. 50.92152, -55.89357 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:01 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:23 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (NDT) — 10 h 49 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 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:34 a.m. — 6 h 50 min before sunset.