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Dawson Overland Trail
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J-15°-21°22
- F-9°-18°16
- M-2°-13°13
- A5°-5°6
- M12°2°22
- J18°7°44
- J20°10°54
- A18°8°50
- S12°3°37
- O4°-3°26
- N-8°-14°24
- D-13°-19°21
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
The Dawson Overland Trail is a historic 100 km wilderness route from Takhini River to Braeburn Lodge, used year-round for hiking, biking, horseback riding, ATVs, and in winter for snowmobiling, skiing, and dog mushing.
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Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 98 km · 61 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Dawson Range (North American Cordillera; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 32 km NW of Whitehorse (Yukon) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Yukon
- Continent
- North America
- Route type
- Regional route
- Ref
- DOT
- Operator (OSM)
- Klondike Snowmobile Association
- From / to
- Takhini → Braeburn
- Route centre
- 61.2010, -135.7647
- Route start
- 60.8910, -135.5201
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19466416
- Official info
- ksa.yk.ca/trails/dawson-overland-trail/
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.