Old Mail Road

Distance: 2km return
Time: 1 hour
Terrain/Elevation: Flat/0-5m

In the shelter of forests and sand dunes, follow this remnant of the Old Mail Road between Shallow Bay campground and the day use area. At either end of the trail you can cross the dunes over boardwalk and return along the beach. This path was once part of the only overland route up the Northern Peninsula. Every winter from 1882 to 1952, mailmen travelled it by dogsled to deliver mail along the coast.

Trail Notes:

• 3 km north of the community Cow Head.
• This trail starts at the Shallow Bay day-use area and follows the old winter mail road along the edge of the campground, and north to the Slants River.
• This is a shared-use trail ; Cyclists: Please ride in control and yield to other trail users.

(content via Gros Morne National Park – https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/activ/experiences/randonnee-hiking)