Parking
Use Broom Point parking lot beside the washrooms; access is from Broom Point Road off Route 430. The trail returns to the lot.
Overview
About Steve's Trail
Why go
- Quick access to a coastal meadow with views of Western Brook Gorge
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
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 Steve's 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
Broom Point Fishing Premises0:00 / 0:36
“Broom Point Fishing Premises is coming up, a restored summer station where three Mudge brothers and their families once shared a single cabin without water or electricity.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Gros Morne Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Western Brook Beach
- The Work Behind “Made Fish”
- Why the Fjord Is Fresh
- The Chickadee That Saves Snacks
- 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 Steve's Trail
A quick coastal walkSteve’s Trail is an easy 1 km out-and-back from Broom Point parking to the seaside meadow at…
Steve’s Trail is an easy 1 km out-and-back from Broom Point parking to the seaside meadow at the mouth of Western Brook. Allow about 30 minutes for the return. It is a short coastal detour rather than the longer Western Brook Pond hike.
Through the tuckamoreFrom the lot’s washrooms, the footpath threads through tuckamore, Newfoundland’s name for…
From the lot’s washrooms, the footpath threads through tuckamore, Newfoundland’s name for coastal trees stunted by wind and frost. A narrow gravel path passes between grasses and low shrubs before opening at the shore. The meadow looks across the northern coastline toward Western Brook Gorge and the Long Range Mountains. The route is rated easy; detailed grade and surface notes are not available.
Start and returnSteve’s Trail begins beside the washrooms at Broom Point parking lot and returns the same way.
Steve’s Trail begins beside the washrooms at Broom Point parking lot and returns the same way. A separate gravel road leads to the restored summer fishing premises at Broom Point and a nearby cove with an 1800s cemetery site. The trail’s name recalls Steve, a local fisherman who used it to reach his fishing premises. Dogs may accompany visitors under park rules but must remain on a leash no longer than 3 m.
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.
