Haines Junction, Yukon Territory
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Haines Junction, Yukon Territory
Hike the Auriol Trail in Kluane National Park
9.3 mi / 1312.3 ft gainParking is clearly marked and visible from the Haines Highway, 7 km south of Haines Junction. This trail is reasonably easy and although it does not reach any summit, it offers great views of the surrounding mountain ranges and Haines Junction. When you reach the highest point of the trail you c...Read more -
Destruction Bay, Yukon Territory
Hike King's Throne Trail
6.2 mi / 1797.9 ft gainTo reach the trailhead drive 27 km (17 mi) south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road and then take the road leading to Kathleen Lake day-use area. The trail begins at the Cottonwood trailhead - you can take the trail behind the wooden cabin in the day use area from the lake shore which will ta...Read more -
Haines Junction, Yukon Territory
Camp at Lowell Lake
Lake Lowell, located in the Yukon's Kluane National Park, is fed by the Alsek River and the lake's namesake glacier, which borders the western shore. When the weather permits, you can see Lowell Glacier and glistening icebergs floating through the lake. There is access to a ridge hike (intermedia...Read more -
Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon Territory
Summit Sheep Mountain (Tachäl Dhäl) in the Kluane Ranges
6.8 mi / 3816 ft gainYou will rarely see another person if you hike early in the season like me, and even in season the Yukon is a remote destination. Covering 480,000 square kilometers, only 34,000 people call the Yukon home. Compare that to the territory's 70,000 moose and you get an idea of it's untouched wilderne...Read more -
Yukon, Unorganized, Yukon Territory
Backpack Observation Mountain
42.3 mi / 6233.6 ft gainThis trip is within the Kluane National Park and Reserve. The park is neighboured by BC’s Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park and Alaska’s Glacier Bay / Wrangle St Elias National Parks to cover roughly 110 000 km2 of some of the last truly untouched wilderness on this planet.The park is very rugge...Read more