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i Haines Cut-Off Tour Tips for Drivers

The scenic 146-mile (234-km) Haines Cut-Off, or Haines Starting point: Haines.
Highway, links Haines with the Alaska Highway. From Length: 146 miles (234 km).
Stopping-off points: there is
Haines, the route follows the Chilkat and Klehini Rivers excellent whitewater rafting at
northward. Near the Canadian border, the road climbs Tatshenshini-Alsek Park at Dalton
steeply, gaining 3,000 ft (900 m) over 18 miles (29 km). Post off the Haines Cut-Off. An
For the next 50 miles (80 km), the road passes through overlook at Mile 78 offers photo
opportunities. Dezadeash Lake at
the high alpine country of northern British Columbia Mile 114 has primitive campsites.
before dropping into Yukon’s lake-studded for ests to
join the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction.
Key
Alaska Highway
7 Haines Junction Tour
This service center Alsek
appeared in 1942 Major road
with the construction International border
of the Alaska Highway, Whitehorse Provincial border
and is a staging point Peak
for trips into Kluane Kathleen
Lake
National Park. Yukon
Territory
6 Kathleen Lake
This spectacular glacier-fed lake
and campground in Canada’s
Dazadeash
HAINES CUT-OFF
Lake Kluane National Park is well worth
a stop. On summer evenings, park
rangers often conduct naturalist
programs.
Kusawa
Dalton Takhanne Lake 5 Klukshu Village
Post Visitors to this indigenous
CANADA village can admire the
4 Million Dollar Falls traditional fish traps, shop
Boardwalk trails and for Native crafts, and stop
viewing platforms by the small museum.
at the Million Dollar
Falls campground
provide great views Mount Mansfield
of the tumbling S t . E l i a s M t s 6,232 ft
Takhanne River.
Tatshenshini
British
Columbia
3 Chilkat Pass
Three Guardsmen Pass
3,215 ft The 40-mile (64-km) alpine
portion of the route reaches
its highest point at 3,510-ft
(1,070-m) Chilkat Pass.
Much of this stretch may
be impassable in the winter.
2 Three Guardsmen Lake Takshanuk Mountains
and Peaks Alaska Klukwan
The imposing Three Guardsmen Skagway
Lake and Peaks lie in the alpine Chilkat Lake Chilkat River
portion of the route.
1 Klukwan Haines
This traditional Chilkat village is home 0 km 25
to the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage
Center, featuring a tribal house, a 0 miles 25
trove of Native art, and live exhibi tions
(jilkaatkwaanheritagecenter.org).
For keys to symbols see back flap

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