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Yukon trails · McDonald Creek Trail

McDonald Creek Trail

A 4.5-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 1,977 ft of climbing.

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Length
4.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,977 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
28%
Steepest mile
+664 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Bikes
yes
Horses
no

Elevation profile

2,321 – 4,299 ft1234

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of McDonald Creek Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

McDonald Creek Trail access. 60.11137, -134.69367 · directions

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 9.0-mile round trip takes roughly 5 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:55 p.m. — 4 h 57 min before sunset.

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