Yukon trails · Ä’äy Chù (Slim’s River) West Trail
Ä’äy Chù (Slim’s River) West Trail
A 9.3-mile out-and-back in Yukon, with 171 ft of climbing.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 6.2 and mile 9.3. It gives back about 456 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Getting there
Slim's River West trail road access access — parking nearby, restroom. 61.00489, -138.55832 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 8:09 a.m., the sun rises at 8:53 a.m. and sets at 7:05 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:49 p.m. (MST) — 10 h 13 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 18.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 04 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:57 p.m. — 3 h 08 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Thechàl Dhâl Trail — 1.4 mi
- Bullion Plateau path — 1.6 mi
- Observation Mountain Route — 13.3 mi
- Bock's — 16.5 mi