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Yukon trails · Donjek Route

Donjek Route

A 62.5-mile point-to-point in Yukon, with 4,336 ft of climbing. Reaches Expectation Pass and other lake/pass destinations.

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Length
62.5 mi
Elevation gain
4,336 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+1,628 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
13.9 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

2,653 – 6,652 ft1815222936435057

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 10,706 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Donjek Route

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

Donjek Route access. 61.32046, -138.91661 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 8:11 a.m., the sun rises at 8:55 a.m. and sets at 7:06 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:50 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 11 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 62.5-mile route works out to roughly 25 h 19 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.

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