The full marathon leaves Lester Burry Memorial Park in North West River and ends in Happy Valley - Goose Bay at Kinsmen Park; following route 520 from start to finish, using the right hand side of the road.

This route is 61.5% flat, 18.4% ascending with a highest point of 68 meters above sea level and 20.1% descending. Runners would be treated to plateau views between Spruce Park and the Canadian Side, Gosling Lake, Mount Shana, the Goose River and a nicely wooded highway.

Certification Number: NL-2008-080-BDC

Full Marathon
Start Time: 8:00 a.m.
Start Line: Lester Burry Memorial Park, North West River

Finish Line: Kinsmen Park. All runners will be welcomed at the finish line with traditional recovery foods as well as a buffet of traditional Labrador food!

The purpose of this page is to give you a feel for the trapline route. We hope that it helps you visualize the course and will be helpful as you prepare to run 42.2 kilometers up the trapline from North West River to Happy Valley - Goose Bay!

It is the responsibility of each participant to be familiar with the race course. It will be very unfortunate if runners get lost while admiring the route! The Race Director, course marshals, event organizers and volunteers are not responsible for runners who leave the main road in this simple point to point course!

Let's start the journey and click below:

Trapline Marathon Photo Tour and Interpretation

For planning purposes the Trapline Marathon is during Thanksgiving weekend, which is the second Monday of October in Canada. The Trapline Marathon is run on Sunday during the following dates:

2011, October 9
2012, October 7
2013, October 13
2014, October 12
2015, October 11