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Sheep Creek Trail

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Sheep Creek Trail

Moderate

4.9

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Sheep Creek Trail

03:21

10.1km

480m

Hiking

This route, located in Kluane National Park and National Park Reserve, takes you to the summit of Sheep Mountain, from where you can admire the vastness of the Yukon wilderness. Take your time when you are at the top, as these are rare moments, literally suspended. Extending from the Kaskawulsh…

by AFY - Association franco-yukonnaise

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek

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2.67 km

Sheep Creek Trail

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This hike should not be missed.
It leads up to just above the tree line and with a bit of luck, you can observe Dall sheep.

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4.98 km

Kaskawulsh Glacier

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The ‘Kaskawulsh Glacier‘ is a huge glacier in the ‘St. Elias Mountain Range‘. It covers an area of more than 39,000 km2 and consists of two converging outlet glaciers that …

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View of Ä’äy Chù Valley

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The Slims River (‘ä’äy Chù) is a river fed by the ‘Kaskawulsh Glacier‘ in the ‘St. Elias Mountain Range‘, which flows into the southern end of ‘Kluane Lake‘ after about …

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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8.92 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

1.13 km

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Tuesday 8 September

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May 25, 2023,🇨🇦 YT - Sheep Creek Trail - Kluane NP

After a visit to the Kluane NP Office in Haines Junction, we spontaneously decide to continue north to Kluane Lake. At its southern end is the Thechàl Dhâl' Visitor Centre, where we can find out more about the mountain sheep and watch them and their young animals with the binoculars provided on the upper slope.
yukon.ca/en/outdoor-recreation-and-wildlife/camping/site/thechal-dhal-visitor-centre-kluane-national-park-and
parks.canada.ca/pn-np/yt/kluane/activ/randonnee-hiking/crete-td-ridge
Then we hike …

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August 18, 2023,Sheep Creek Trail

Great hike with many wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and glaciers.

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June 16, 2026

This route, located in Kluane National Park and National Park Reserve, takes you to the summit of Sheep Mountain, from where you can admire the vastness of the Yukon wilderness. Take your time when you are at the top, as these are rare moments, literally suspended. Extending from the Kaskawulsh Glacier

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