Yukon trails · Alligator Lake Trail

Alligator Lake Trail

A 16.9-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 1,329 ft of climbing. Reaches Alligator Lake.

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Length

16.9 mi

Elevation gain

1,329 ft

Difficulty

Expert

Max grade

20%

Steepest mile

+294 ft

Tread at ≥10% grade

0.6 mi

Shape

out-and-back

Surface

Dirt

Bikes

yes

Horses

yes

Elevation profile

The climbing leans toward the middle third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 5.6 and mile 11.3.

3-D terrain

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Alligator Lake (lake)

Getting there

Alligator Lake Trail access. 60.41418, -134.94933 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:54 a.m., the sun rises at 8:37 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:35 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 33.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 13 h 53 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.