Backpacking the EPIC Long Range Traverse in Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland)

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For our first adventure in Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park we tackled one of our bucket list backpacking trips: the Long Range Traverse. This almost 50 km hike gains around 1,700 meters of elevation as it traverses the Long Range Mountains. And it is not for the faint of heart.

With zero maintained trail to follow, thick tuckamore, river crossings, and wet, boggy terrain, it’s both a mental and physical challenge. We spent 4 days on the “trail” and along the way experienced fjords, lakes, untouched wilderness, rain storms, and tons of seclusion. It was an incredible adventure that we will never forget!

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Day 1 of the Long Range Traverse
01:16 Logistics for the Long Range Traverse
02:00 Western Brook Pond Boat Ride
03:11 Important things to bring
04:19 Here we go!
05:57 Seeing the ICONIC Gros Morne view!
07:55 Our day took a wet turn
09:09 We FINALLY made it to camp
10:40 Day 2 of the Long Range Traverse
14:30 Harding Pond Campsite
18:35 Day 3 of the Long Range Traverse
20:32 Our first tuckamore experience
22:52 The difficulties of Day 3
23:38 The big river crossing
25:48 Ten Mile Pond Viewpoint
27:53 Ferry Gulch Campsite
28:52 Day 4 of the Long Range Traverse
29:16 Summiting Gros Morne Mountain
30:54 A HUGE rain storm blew in
32:00 Finishing the Long Range Traverse
33:10 Our final thoughts on the Long Range Traverse
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

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