Atlin Road

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	Highway 7 in Yukon, Canada
	Atlin Road
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	Basic data
Operator:	Yukon Department of ; Highways and Public Works
Start of the street:	1.8 km west of Jake's Corner ; ( 60 ° 20 ′ N , 134 ° 0 ′ W )
End of street:	Atlin, British Columbia ; ( 59 ° 35 ′ N , 133 ° 42 ′ W )
Overall length:	92 km
Region :
	Yukon
	British Columbia

The Atlin Road is a road in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory , which the settlement Atlin with the Tagish Road near Jake's corner on the Alaska Highway connects.

Building history

The road was built by the Canadian Army from 1949 , the 41.5 kilometer section in the Yukon Territory is designated as Highway 7, the 52 kilometer section in British Columbia is not part of the official highway system.

The northern part (Yukon) of the road was straightened and expanded in the 1980s, the southern part (British Columbia) was partially covered with a blacktop around 2000 and has been paved throughout since September 2015.

course

Atlin Road meets Tagish Road, just 1.8 kilometers west of Jake's Corner, which connects the Alaska Highway with Carcross on the Klondike Highway .

The route begins with swampy terrain, in June and July the flowers of fireweed and wild roses appear amidst large stocks of horsetail . Little Atlin Lake is reached after just 4 kilometers , there is the possibility of camping. The striking summit of Mount Mino ( 2107 m ) is visible in a south-westerly direction .

At kilometer 6 the junction to Little Atlin Lodge is reached, an information board at kilometer 8 explains a project to reintroduce mountain goats - in 1983/4 twelve animals were brought here from Kluane National Park . A farm at kilometer 13 on Haunka Creek offers fresh fruit and vegetables right on the road in summer.

An undesignated side street leads at kilometer 22 to the Lubbock River, 4 kilometers away, which connects Atlin Lake and Little Atlin Lake; it is suitable for fishing for grayling in early and high summer. The entrance to a simple campsite at Snafu Lake - 1.1 kilometers long - is reached at kilometer 26, before that Snafu Creek is crossed at kilometer 25.

The Tarfu Creek, which is crossed at kilometer post 30, flows through Tarfu Lake, where there is another simple campsite, which can be reached by a 4 kilometer long road that branches off to the east at kilometer 33. A beautiful view of Atlin Lake is available from a vantage point at kilometer 35; Atlin Road follows its east bank to Atlin. The border between the Yukon Territory (north) and the province of British Columbia (south) is reached at the sixtieth parallel at kilometer 41.5.

About 10 kilometers south of the border begins the section with the most beautiful views over the coastal mountains, numerous small rivers that flow into Atlin Lake are crossed - Hitchcock Creek (53 km), Base Camp Creek (58 km), Indian River (64 Burnt Creek (80 km) and Fourth of July Creek (85 km). At kilometer 83, the Ruffner Mine Road branches off to the northeast, which leads to MacDonald Lake, 3.2 kilometers away and on to Gladys Lake and the south shore of Teslin Lake .

At kilometer 53 you will pass a simple campground on the shores of Atlin Lake, with a guest ranch at kilometer 65. Davie Hall Lake, known for its abundance of waterfowl, can be overlooked from a parking lot at kilometer 80.

After about 92 kilometers, the Atlin border is reached, one kilometer further, Atlin Road crosses Discovery Road.

Discovery Road

Discovery Road begins as Discovery Avenue in the center of Atlin and runs from here for around 13 miles east to Surprise Lake. The dirt road provides access to Warm Bay Road, Pioneer Cemetery and the airfield, which is located approximately 2 kilometers east of downtown.

In the further course there is a lookout point on Pine Creek and its waterfalls (5.6 km), a junction in a southerly direction to the gold mine at Spruce Creek (5.8 km; 2.4 km away - no entry, but possibility of panning for gold) public area at 1.4 mile), the remains of the former town of Discovery (8.7 km; formerly called Pine Creek) and the Surprise Lake Dam (19 km). The rest of the road to the end at Boulder Creek is steep and winding.

There is a simple campsite at Surprise Lake.

Warm Bay Road

The Warm Bay Road, which runs about 16 miles on the east shore of southern Atlin Lake, is a remnant of a trail that connected the southern shore of Atlin Lake with Telegraph Creek as part of the Klondike gold rush and the discovery of gold at Pine Creek .

There are several easy campsites along the road, at kilometer 3.5 is the starting point for the easy Beach Trail and the difficult Monarch Mountain Trail, from whose summit at 1439 m there is a great view over Atlin Lake. A view of the Llewellyn Glacier in Juneau Icefield and Atlin Lake is available from kilometer 11. At kilometer 23, the dirt road reaches the warm springs that give it its name, and 3 kilometers further it ends at a spring called The Grotto .