Long Range Traverse

Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada
August 6-11, 2006

A 35-kilometer map-and-compass trek through rugged highland terrain, the Long Range Traverse in Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park is among the most challenging and rewarding wilderness experiences in eastern North America. Trekkers are required to demonstrate map-and-compass skills before receiving a backcountry permit.

Gros Morne National Park is rugged, wild and extremely remote. Inhabitants include the woodland caribou, black bear, and moose plus an array of extremely colourful arctic alpine flowering plants.

The route begins at the eastern end of Western Brook Pond, a stunning glacier-carved fjord. A grueling climb up a forested gorge leads backpackers to the Long Range Plateau. The route winds south and east through many valleys and ridges before finally dropping off the plateau into Ferry Gulch at the foot of Gros Morne mountain.

Advice about navigation - follow game trails only when they go in the direction you need to go according to your map bearings. As soon as the trail goes another way do not hesitate to leave it and go cross country!


Photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jim.wiley/LongRangeTraverse
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26183371@N00/sets/72157594238160716/

More about the trail:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/nl/grosmorne/activ/activ2e_e.asp#longrange

Jim Wiley
Hiker: Kristi Wiley

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[jamesnormanwiley]

When we hiked in August, the mosquitoes were not a problem. I think I remember wearing a headnet at only at our first campsite. Good luck! It's a challenge, but it's fun! If you look at the photo links in my extended description, you don't see any headnets.

[xdanjohnsonx]

Thanks for the video, I'm planning on doing it this summer. How bad were the mosquitoes/black flies?