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Yukon trails · Talus Lake Trail

Talus Lake Trail

A 3.7-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 481 ft of climbing. Reaches Talus Lake.

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Length
3.7 mi
Elevation gain
481 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
32%
Steepest mile
+439 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.6 mi
Shape
out-and-back

Elevation profile

4,521 – 5,002 ft123

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 71% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.2. It gives back about 494 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Talus Lake Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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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 8:12 a.m., the sun rises at 9:01 a.m. and sets at 6:56 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:45 p.m. (MST) — 9 h 55 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 7.4-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:16 p.m. — 6 h 40 min before sunset.

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