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Newfoundland and Labrador trails · Topsail Beach Miner's Trail

Topsail Beach Miner's Trail

A 2.3-mile out-and-back in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 210 ft of climbing. Reaches Whalens Beach and other beach destinations.

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Length
2.3 mi
Elevation gain
210 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
21%
Steepest mile
+184 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground

Elevation profile

25 – 235 ft12

Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 65% of the ascent, between mile 1.5 and mile 2.3. It gives back about 157 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Topsail Beach Miner's Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Topsail Beach Miner's Trail access — parking nearby. 47.54416, -52.91773 · 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 6:16 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:47 p.m. (NDT) — 10 h 58 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.6-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:12 a.m. — 9 h 03 min before sunset.

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