Ferry Gulch to Bakeapple Pond

Hike the Gros Morne Mountain trail to the Ferry Gulch campsite. Follow part of the unmarked Long Range traverse onto the Long Range plateau towards Bakeapple Pond and the view over Ten Mile Pond.

Route Information

Follow the 4.5 km Gros Morne Mountain Approach Trail (moderate) to the base of the mountain. Turn right on the Summit Trail (difficult) towards Ferry Gulch and continue for another 2.5 km to reach the campsite at Ferry Gulch.

From the Ferry Gulch campsite, the route is unmarked and should only be attempted by hikers with good wilderness navigation skills. After leaving the Gros Morn Mountain trail at the east end of the pond, head NE for 500 metres towards a small elevated valley leading up onto the Long Range plateau. Once on the plateau, find your own route east towards Bakeapple Pond and the view over Ten Mile Pond.

Return by the same route.

Terrain: Unmarked route; Strenuous

Elevation Gain: 1240 m

Distance: 21 km

Duration: 2 days

(Hiking times are estimates. Actual times will vary due to weather and ability of hikers.)

Access and Exit Points:

Start: Gros Morne Mountain Trail head

Finish: Gros Morne Mountain Trail head

Operating Season: June 28 - Sept 30

Note: The summit portion of the Gros Morne Mountain trail (Summit Trail) is closed annually from May 1 to June 27.

Reservations

Reserve the Ferry Gulch primitive campsite.

• All campers require a Primitive Camping Permit plus a National Park Entry Permit which must be valid for the entire duration of their stay.
• Important: Permits must be picked up at 2:30 pm the day before your hike at the park Visitor Centre on route 430.
• Campsite equipped with wooden tent pads, food locker, and pit toilet.
• Campfires are not permitted. Carry a stove. Do not rely on fires for cooking, staying warm or drying out.

Trip Planning Information

Hiking in the Long Range Mountains should only be attempted by persons who are physically fit, have good wilderness navigation skills and are experienced in backcountry travel and backpacking. There are no trails on the Long Range. In places you will encounter beaten pathways from previous hikers but they are often indistinguishable from game paths. Route finding can be further complicated when low cloud and other weather conditions reduce visibility. Hikers need to be experienced at navigating unmarked routes.

If nobody in your group has the necessary navigation skills you need to learn and practice them before you arrive or have other hikers with the needed navigation skills join your group.

For more information on what to expect please review the Hiker Preparation Guide to the Long Range Mountains (PDF, 2.2 MB).

Topographic Map:

• 12H/12 Gros Morne

• Long Range & Northern Traverse Backcountry Hiking Map (PDF, 6.9 MB)
• Ferry Gulch to Bakeapple Pond Route Description (PDF 190 KB)
• Hiker Preparation Guide to the Long Range Mountains (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• GPS track files are available for download of the complete Northern Rim and Long Range Traverse (GPX, 319 KB)

 

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WARNING: This file(s) contains information on hiking within GMNP. The file(s) may include GIS data of the hiking areas, or GPS track files of commonly used Long Range routes within Gros Morne National Park. These hiking areas or routes are neither marked nor maintained in any manner by Parks Canada. Weather conditions change frequently. It is the user's responsibility to ensure conditions are safe for travel along these routes at all times. This information was prepared by Parks Canada using its best judgment and information available at the time of preparation. Any use you make of this information and any reliance on or decisions made based on these files are your own responsibility absolutely. Parks Canada, its employees and its agents accept no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by you or any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on these maps or files. For greater certainty, under no circumstances whatsoever will Parks Canada, its employees, or its agents be held liable for any loss or damage that may occur to you and any person or persons or property by reason of your or their reliance upon these track files or maps.