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The '''Chilkoot Trail''' is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in ] that leads from ], United States to ], ], Canada through the ] in the ]. The trail was long used by the ] as a trade route and was used in 1897 - 1899 by gold prospectors who disembarked at Dyea and crossed into Canada in order to reach the ] gold fields. The '''Chilkoot Trail''' is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in ] that leads from ], United States to ], Canada through the ] in the ]. The trail was long used by the ] as a trade route and was used in 1897 - 1899 by gold prospectors who disembarked at Dyea and crossed into Canada in order to reach the ] gold fields.


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The modern Chilkoot Trail begins at the Taiya River bridge near the Dyea townsite and travels over the Chilkoot Pass to Lake Bennet, a distance of about 53 km (33 miles). It is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park on both the United States and Canada sides of the border. From Dyea, the trail ascends at a steep angle from sea level to 3,550 feet from Dyea and then descends to Lake Bennet. The hike usually takes three days now, but the Gold Rush prospectors, who were required by the Canadian government to bring 900 kg (1 ton) of goods, took 40 days to reach Lake Bennet. The modern Chilkoot Trail begins at the Taiya River bridge near the Dyea townsite and follows the river into the Chilkoot pass, then runs through the Chilkoot Pass to ], on ], a distance of about 53 km (33 miles). It is part of the ] National Historic Park on both the United States and Canada sides of the border. From Dyea, the trail ascends at a steep angle from sea level to 3,550 feet from Dyea and then descends to Lake Bennett. The hike usually takes three days now, but the Gold Rush prospectors, who were required by the Canadian government to bring 900 kg (1 ton) of goods, took 40 days to reach Lake Bennett.


The name ''Chilkoot'' comes from the name of the Tlingit group that used the trail for commerce. The name ''Chilkoot'' comes from the name of the Tlingit group that used the trail for commerce.

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The Chilkoot Trail is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in Alaska that leads from Dyea, Alaska, United States to Bennett, British Columbia, Canada through the Chilkoot Pass in the Coast Mountains. The trail was long used by the Tlingit as a trade route and was used in 1897 - 1899 by gold prospectors who disembarked at Dyea and crossed into Canada in order to reach the Klondike gold fields.

A large gear that is a remnant of the cable car constructed over the Chilkoot Pass toward the end of the Klondike Gold Rush.

The modern Chilkoot Trail begins at the Taiya River bridge near the Dyea townsite and follows the river into the Chilkoot pass, then runs through the Chilkoot Pass to Bennett, British Columbia, on Lake Bennett, a distance of about 53 km (33 miles). It is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park on both the United States and Canada sides of the border. From Dyea, the trail ascends at a steep angle from sea level to 3,550 feet from Dyea and then descends to Lake Bennett. The hike usually takes three days now, but the Gold Rush prospectors, who were required by the Canadian government to bring 900 kg (1 ton) of goods, took 40 days to reach Lake Bennett.

The name Chilkoot comes from the name of the Tlingit group that used the trail for commerce.