Parking
Start at the playground in Lomond Campground’s day-use area; use the day-use parking. A national park entry pass is required.
Overview
About Stanleyville Trail
Why go
- A historic settlement and quiet cove reward a short hike.
Heads up
- The return repeats the ridge climb.
Stanleyville Trail is a 4.7 km (2.9 mi) out-and-back from the day-use playground at Lomond Campground to the abandoned community at Paynes Cove. Allow 1½–2 hours. It’s a moderate walk with a real climb and a destination beyond the shore: remains of an early-1900s logging settlement.
Parkwolf’s verdictIs this the hike for you?Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation0–112 m
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 Stanleyville 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 trailhead
Lomond Campground and Stanleyville Trail0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching Lomond Campground and day-use area on Bonne Bay's East Arm.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Gros Morne Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Raft That Couldn’t Cross
- When the Road Reached Lomond
- Why This Is the Viking Trail
- Where the Hardwoods Hold On
- 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 Stanleyville Trail
Over the ridgeThe trail follows an old road through second-growth forest and a domestic cutting area, climbs…
The trail follows an old road through second-growth forest and a domestic cutting area, climbs over a ridge, then descends to the cove. You return the same way, so the ridge is part of the way home too. The round trip gains about 220 m.
At StanleyvilleAt the end, grassy fields meet a pebble beach in a quiet cove, with a view toward Killdevil…
At the end, grassy fields meet a pebble beach in a quiet cove, with a view toward Killdevil Mountain. Old machinery and garden plants remain from the settlement. Overnight camping at the primitive campsite requires a permit and registration. Pets must stay leashed; follow any posted area restrictions. Start at the playground in Lomond Campground’s day-use area; a national park entry pass is required.
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.
