A view across dense spruce forest to the Yukon River in the distance.

The Klondike Highway forms an 808 km loop together with the Taylor and Top of the World Highways. On this stretch south of Dawson City it runs through some beautiful spruce covered terrain and gives the occasional panoramic view of the Yukon River.

The highway began as a trail first used by Natives, trappers and prospectors, and then by stampeders during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899. In 1960 the last of 3 steel bridges, crossing the Yukon, Pelly and Stewart Rivers, was completed. The only remaining ferry crossing is the Yukon River crossing at Dawson City.