Parking
Trail access is on Route 430 near Rocky Harbour; parking-area details were not specified.
Overview
About Mattie Mitchell Trail
Why go
- A 250 m loop with only 5 m of listed climbing.
- A quiet woodland walk that tells Mattie Mitchell’s story.
Heads up
- Over in about 15 minutes if you are looking for a longer hike.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
3 active Gros Morne alerts
- ClosureGreen Gardens and Wallace Brook trail sections closedDo not enter the closed sections of the Green Gardens and Wallace Brook trails.Official details
- CautionStuckless Pond Trail bridge outDo not use the Stuckless Pond Trail at the stream crossing. - The bridge is out, and Parks Canada says trail use is not recommended at this time because of high water levels at the stream crossing.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Gros Morne Tour Guide
Your drive to Mattie Mitchell Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Gros Morne National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Gros Morne Mountain Trailhead0:00 / 0:32
“Up ahead is the Gros Morne Mountain trailhead, the start of a serious seventeen-kilometre summit hike. Allow six to eight and a half hours for the steep scree climb, exposed plateau and long boulder descent.”
Plays on the road 0.6 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Gros Morne Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Bird Dressed for the Summit
- The Guide Behind the Map
- The Neddy Behind the Harbour
- The House That Crossed the Ice
- 87 audio storiesacross Gros Morne’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Moose, Caribou, Black Bear, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 25 trails, 58 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
Trail guide
Hiking Mattie Mitchell Trail
A short loop with a real storyMattie Mitchell Trail is a 250 m loop in Gros Morne National Park, about a 15-minute…
Mattie Mitchell Trail is a 250 m loop in Gros Morne National Park, about a 15-minute interpretive walk through woods to a quiet brook. It tells the story of Mattie Mitchell, a Mi’kmaw hunter, guide and prospector whose work helped explore and map Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula. Parks Canada recognizes his contribution to the region’s exploration, mapping, and twentieth-century forestry and mining economy. Come for a quick woodland pause and local history; the loop is easy and over in a quarter-hour.
Follow the story to the brookThe full 250 m is a loop, so it returns to the starting access without an out-and-back retrace.
The full 250 m is a loop, so it returns to the starting access without an out-and-back retrace. Parks Canada rates it easy and lists just 5 m of elevation gain. The brook is the walk’s quiet destination; take a little longer if you want to pause with the interpretation.
AccessStart at the Mattie Mitchell trailhead on Route 430 near Rocky Harbour.
Start at the Mattie Mitchell trailhead on Route 430 near Rocky Harbour. A Parks Canada national park entry pass is required. Allow about 15 minutes for the walk, plus time with the interpretive story.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Gros Morne
252 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
120 sightingsCaribouMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
61 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
11 sightingsCommon Minke WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
70 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around noonSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Gros Morne. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
