Eastern Point Trail

To reach Trout River you will take Route 431, also called Bonne Bay Road, which meets the Viking Trail (Route 430) at Wiltondale. You will be travelling in a westerly direction. This is a very pretty drive, lots of hills and sharp turns, and if it is a clear day you can see the Tablelands off in the distance. As you approach Glenburnie the road will begin to follow the south arm of Bonne Bay. Just past Shoal Brook you will turn left to continue on Route 431 to Trout River. This will also take you by the Gros Morne Park Interpretation Centre at the top of a steep hill.

The drive now takes you through the Tablelands. No one should miss seeing this area. This part of the drive takes about 30 minutes. The tall markers at the side of the road are for the snowplows in the winter so that they can find the road. Warning lights tell a traveller whether or not they can even use the road certain days during the winter.

As you get to Trout River you can follow 431 down and around the village reaching the road that runs along the shore. You would continue along that road to the end where there is a sign for the trail. The other option to reach the trail is to take Mountain Drive at the beginning of town, down into the village, staying right until you get to the bottom. Turn right and continue to the end of the road. You start the trail by crossing the bridge and walking between 2 houses. The trail begins with a set of stairs.

The trail follows along the north side of the bay out to a head of land. Upper meadows of the trail have been used for livestock. Most of the trail has nice views looking back towards Trout River.