Yukon trails · Dena Cho Trail
Dena Cho Trail
A 6.3-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 340 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 58% of the ascent, between mile 2.1 and mile 4.2. It gives back about 595 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:49 a.m., the sun rises at 8:34 a.m. and sets at 6:41 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:26 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.6-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 00 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:33 p.m. — 5 h 07 min before sunset.