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Yukon Escorted Hiking Tour from Faro (Ross River)
Dena Cho Trail (5 Days / 4 Nights) |
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This ancient First Nation Trail of outstanding beauty links the communities of Faro and Ross River. First Nation people have used it for thousands of years. The trail runs between the forests and the bluffs overlooking the Pelly River and offers magnificent views and good wildlife watching opportunities depending on the season.
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There are four shelters along the trail and "Abby" the Fjord pony will carry some of the equipment and food. In early June thousands of wild roses bloom along the trail. The trail does not gain much altitude and hikers can use four shelters. In early June thousands of wild roses bloom along the trail.
You will hike an average of 3 to 7 hours per day and take enough breaks to enjoy the scenery. The entire hiking distance is 70 km / 45 miles. Transportation to the trailhead and from Ross River back to Faro is included. The camps are very nicely located. If you wish to canoe back to Faro, please enquire. To ensure a real wilderness experience our guided tours take place with a maximum of 6 participants. This tour is available within a package that includes the transportation from/to Whitehorse and the nights and meals at a Guest House in Faro.
Level of difficulty:
This hike is suitable for anybody in good shape and able to walk 3 to 7 hours per day with a backpack weighting between 10 to 12 kg (21 to 25 lbs). Abby, the pony, can only carry a share of the equipment and food.
About Faro:
Faro is located 360 Km, about a 4 hour drive from Whitehorse. Take the Klondike Highway to Carmacks and then the Campbell Highway to Faro. The town is situated on the north side of the Tintina trench that marks the division of the two essential components of Yukon geology.
The rocks north-east of the trench are 300 to 1000 million years old, mainly sedimentary and represent the ancient North American margin. They were almost completely covered with glaciers during the last Ice Age. The terrain includes rolling uplands, groups of mountains and level tablelands dissected by deeply-cut broad valleys. The mountains south of the valley are sharp and high and more recent (20 to 300 million years). The Pelly river meanders trough the trench before flowing into the Yukon river about three hundred kilometers north-west from Faro.
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