Pelly & Yukon Rivers

Submitted by ToriD on Sat, 05/23/2020 - 17:09
Canada›Yukon›Yukon
Submitter & Author Information
Route submitted by: 
Tori Drost
Trip Date : 
July 1 - 25, 2019
Additional Route Information
Distance: 
633 km
Duration: 
15 days
Loop Trip: 
No
Portage Information
No. of portages: 
0
Total Portage Distance: 
0 m
Longest Portage: 
0 m
Difficulty Ratings
River Travel: 
Novice
Lake Travel: 
Not applicable
Portaging: 
Not applicable
Remoteness: 
Intermediate
Background Trip Info
Water Levels: 
Medium
Route Description
Access to Put-In Information: 

Shuttle from Whitehorse to put-in at Faro. 

Technical Guide: 

Route: Put-in on the Pelly River at Faro. Pelly River to Yukon River, and take out at Dawson City. 

Trip Journal/Log/Report/Diary: 

A full account of the trip is available here, including photos: https://wordpress.com/page/wanderthewoodscanada.wordpress.com/pelly-yukon-rivers-2019 

Maps Required
Topo Maps (1:50,000): 
Topo Maps (1:250,000): 
Other Maps: 
Mike Rourke's Pelly River Map
Other
Suggested Resource Material: 

Historic account of the Pelly River: Through the Subarctic Forest: A Record of a Canoe Journey from Fort Wrangel to the Pelly Lakes, and Down the Yukon River to the Behring Sea, by Warburton Pike

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