Kluane National Park and Reserve

The Kluane National Park (English Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada, French Parc national et réserve de parc national du Canada Kluane ) is situated in the southwest of the Yukon, was established in 1976 Canadian National Park with an area of ​​22,016 km ². To him belongs the highest mountain in the country: Mount Logan ( 5959 m). 82 percent of its area are from Kluane Icefield and fed by glaciers that covered. In the north east borders the Kluane Lake to the National Park. The park is the fourth largest in Canada and the largest in the Yukon.

Large areas have been declared in 1979 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Activities

On some trails Mountain biking is possible and the park is a paradise for hikers, for there are ways and routes of varying length and difficulty. Paths are usually applied, well marked, partially with bridges, it is relatively easy to follow and sometimes there are primitive tent sites. Routes indicate a rough wall construction and demand because of the differences in height and river crossings hikers much more.

Ways

• St. Elias Lake; Length: 3.8 km Height difference: 120 m, maximum height: 880 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 2 to 4 hours Starting point: 60 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Mush Lake Road; Length: 22 km, difference in altitude: 30 m, maximum height: 760 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 1 to 2 days, starting point: 55 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, mountain bikes allowed
• Shorty Creek; Length: 12 km Height difference: 270 m, maximum height: 1.000 m Difficulty: moderate Duration: 6-9 hours Starting point: 55 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Cottonwood; Length: 83 km Height difference: 520 m, maximum height: 1.310 m Difficulty: difficult, time: 4 to 6 days, starting point: 27 or 55 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, trail, mountain bikes allowed in part
• Rock Glacier; Length: 600 m, in height: 90 m, maximum height: 790 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 0.5 to 2 hours Starting point: 45 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Kokanee; Length: 300 m, height difference: 120 m, maximum height: 3 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 10 to 30 minutes Starting point: Kathleen Lake Day Use area, 27 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Auriol; Length: 15 km Height difference: 400 m, maximum height: 1.160 m Difficulty: moderate Duration: 4-6 hours Starting point: 7 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, trail
• Dezadeash River; Length: 4.8 km Difference in altitude: 15 m, maximum height: 640 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 1 to 2 hours Starting point: Haines Junction Visitors Centre or at the bridge over the River Dezadeash, trail
• Alsek; Length: 26 km Difference in altitude: 90 m, maximum height: 610 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 1 to 3 days, starting point: 10 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway allowed, mountain bikes
• Bullion Creek; Length: 5.8 km Height difference: 150 m, maximum height: 940 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 4-6 hours Starting point: Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 72 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway allowed, mountain bikes
• Sheep - Bullion Plateau; Length: 12 km Height difference: 880 m, maximum height: 1.620 m Difficulty: Average Duration: 6.5 to 8 hours Starting point: Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 72 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway
• Sheep Creek; Length: 3.8 km Height difference: 430 m, maximum height: 1.280 m Difficulty: moderate Duration: 3-6 hours Starting point: Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 72 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway.
• Soldiers Summit; Length: 0.5 km, difference in altitude: 90 m, maximum height: 880 m, Difficulty: easy Duration: 20 to 90 minutes, starting point: 1 km north of Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 73 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway

Routes

• Onion Lake; Length: 35 km Height difference: 830 m, maximum height: 1.380 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, Duration: 3 to 5 days, starting point: Dalton Post, 84 Km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, mountain bikes partially allowed
• Goatherd; Length: 60 km Height difference: 640 m, maximum height: 1.190 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, duration: 7 to 11 days Start point: 55 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, mountain bikes allowed in part
• King's throne; Length: 5 km, difference in altitude: 1,220 m, maximum height: 1.980 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, Duration: 4 to 10 hours, starting point: Kathleen Lake Day Use area, 27 km south of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Quill Creek South; Length: 18 km, difference in altitude: 730 m, maximum height: 1,580 m Level of difficulty: difficult, duration: 2 to 4 days, starting point: 13 km north of Haines Junction on the Haines Road
• Mt Decoeli; Length: 9 km, difference in altitude: 1,340 m, maximum height: 2.330 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, duration: 7 to 11 hours, start point: 25 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway
• Kimberly Meadow; Length: 62 km, difference in altitude: 1,219 m, maximum height: 1.890 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, Duration: 3 to 5 days, starting point: 25 km north of Haines Junction on the Haines Road, trail
• Slims East; Length: 23 km Height difference: 910 m, maximum height: 1,680 m Level of difficulty: difficult, duration: 2 to 4 days, starting point: 3 km south of Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 69 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway, mountain bikes allowed
• Vulcan Creek; Length: 10 km Height difference: 790 m, maximum height: 1.580 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, Duration: 1 to 2 days, starting point: 3 km south of Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 69 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway
• Kluane Plateau; Length: 7 km Height difference: 975 m, maximum height: 1,770 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, duration: 7 to 11 hours Starting point: 3 km south of Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 69 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway
• Slims West; Length: 30 km, difference in altitude: 910 m, maximum height: 2,114 m Level of difficulty: difficult, time: 3 to 5 days, starting point: Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 72 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway, partially allowed mountain bikes
• Sheep Mountain Ridge; Length: 11 km Difference in altitude: 1,310 m, maximum height: 1,920 m Level of difficulty: difficult, Duration: 6 to 10 hours, starting point: 2 km north of the Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 74 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway, trail
• Sheep Congdon; Length: 25 km Height difference: 910 m, maximum height: 1.710 m Difficulty: moderate Duration: 2 to 3 days, starting point: Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 72 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway, trail
• Willi Croft Canyon; Length: 2 km Height difference: 240 m, maximum height: 1.040 m Difficulty: Average Duration: 1.5 to 3 hours Starting point: 9 km north from Sheep Mountain Information Centre, 81 km north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway
• Donjek; Length: 96 km, difference in altitude: 2,700 m, maximum height: 2.070 m Difficulty: for experienced hikers, Duration: 6 to 10 days, starting point: Duke River, 9 km north of Burwash Landing Centre, 81 kilometers north of Haines Junction on the Alaska Highway, trail