Name: Schwatka Lake Trail
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Location: Yukon, Yukon, Canada

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1. Schwatka Lake – Miles Canyon Suspension Bridge loop from Whitehorse

17.1km

04:28

120m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Schwatka Lake – Miles Canyon Suspension Bridge loop from Canyon Crescent

11.8km

03:07

110m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Hubert Trapp

July 24, 2023

The 'Schwatka Lake Trail' is part of the 'Yukon River Loop Trail' on the east bank of the 'Yukon River'. The path leads along the lake from the 'Whitehorse Rapids Dam' to the 'Robert E. Lowe Bridge', the suspension bridge over the 'Miles Canyon', the 'White Horse Rapids' in the narrow rocky gorge of the river, which was notorious during the time of the 'Klondike Gold Rush'.

At the fish ladder at the dam, the trail goes steeply uphill on a heavily eroded mountainside. The erosion was probably caused by the construction of the dam and the formation of the 'Schwatka Lake'. At the viewpoint you have a very good view of the lake, which spreads out to the south. The rest of the route first leads steeply down to the lake and then through coniferous forests along the shore to 'Miles Canyon' and the suspension bridge over the gorge.

whitehorse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/YukonRiverLoopTrailBrochur.pdf

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Distance 5.35 km

Uphill 80 m

Downhill 70 m

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Friday 19 September

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Location: Yukon, Yukon, Canada

Schwatka Lake Trail

1. Schwatka Lake – Miles Canyon Suspension Bridge loop from Whitehorse

2. Schwatka Lake – Miles Canyon Suspension Bridge loop from Canyon Crescent

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