Yukon trails · Dail Peak Scramble
Dail Peak Scramble
A 1.9-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 3,519 ft of climbing. Reaches Dail Peak.
Length
1.9 mi
Elevation gain
3,519 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+2,258 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dail Peak (summit)
Heads up
Terrain graded T4 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:53 a.m., the sun rises at 8:35 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:34 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.9-mile round trip takes roughly 4 h 57 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:32 p.m. — 5 h 20 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mountain Hero (Sam McGee) Trail — 3.6 mi
- McDonald Creek Trail — 6.8 mi
- Wayne's World — 9.1 mi
- caribou moutain trail — 14.6 mi