The Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and Parks Canada have teamed up to open the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail to American hikers on June 1. Parks Canada will begin taking ...

The gold’s gone but you can still get a rush on the spectacular Chilkoot Trail, the arduous route from Alaska to the Yukon that fortune hunters famously trudged in the 1890s.

It was the Chilkoot Trail, however, and nearly three decades after arriving in Alaska (and nearly as many years since last passing through the state’s wettest region), I sucked it up and ...

By Asad Chishti American portion of the trail has been closed since 2020 while Canadian side re-opened in 2021 Repairs to the Chilkoot Trail are on track and the hiking trail is expected to fully ...

Chilkoot Trail out of Skagway. (iStock / Getty Images) A solo hiker who was bitten by a bear was rescued early Wednesday morning along the Chilkoot Trail in Southeast Alaska, the National Park ...

The Chilkoot Pass, the peak of the trail, marks the border between Alaska and British Columbia.

DYEA VALLEY, Alaska -- The legendary Chilkoot Trail has long lured hikers to its beautiful, yet challenging, slopes. But there has never been a place for them to stay.

Repairs to the Chilkoot Trail are on track and the hiking trail is expected to fully reopen next year, according to a spokesperson from the U.S. National Parks Service (NPS). The 53 kilometre-long ...

Gold, Gold, Gold! In 1897, these headlines from the Yukon Territory, Canada, sparked a massive gold rush. People from all economic backgrounds packed up and headed for Dawson City, Yukon.

In an effort to lure more visitors to the North's historic Chilkoot Trail, Parks Canada may add a few creature comforts to appeal to aging baby boomers.