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Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230)

Canada · NL-230

A journey to the edge of the North American continent along Newfoundland's 'Iceberg Alley'. Sweeps through historic salt-cod outports (Trinity, Bonavista), crossing rugged coastal barrens where massive icebergs drift offshore and puffin colonies nest on sea stacks.

Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230) runs 72 miles between Clarenville / Trans-Canada Hwy, NL, Canada and Cape Bonavista Lighthouse (Iceberg Alley), NL, Canada. We count about 95 corners along it, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.

Tank-bag quick reference

• StartClarenville / Trans-Canada Hwy, NL, Canada48.1567, -53.9667
• High0 ft - 780 ft (North Atlantic Sea Cliffs)elevation range
• EndCape Bonavista Lighthouse (Iceberg Alley), NL, Canada48.6997, -53.1167

T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.

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Questions riders ask

How long does Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230) take to ride?

About 72 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 2 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.

Where does Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230) start and end?

It runs between Clarenville / Trans-Canada Hwy, NL, Canada and Cape Bonavista Lighthouse (Iceberg Alley), NL, Canada. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.

Is Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230) a twisty road?

We count about 95 corners across 72 miles, which is open, and there for the view rather than the corners.

Is there a GPX file for Bonavista Peninsula Discovery Trail (Route 230)?

Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.

Where these numbers come from

Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.