Goldensides Mountain Trail

The Goldensides Mountain Trail is an alpine hike renowned for the exceptional panoramas it offers of the Dempster Highway, the North Klondike Valley, Mount Tombstone, and the western mountains in the heart of Tombstone Territorial Park.

You can park your car a few minutes from the Tombstone campground. The trail begins by winding through shrubs. The vegetation becomes sparser, giving way to rocky slopes, alpine meadows, and vast open spaces.

The trail is easy, with a small elevation gain. From the ridges and summit, you enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding valleys, mountains, and lakes that dot the landscape.

On both the way there and back, you can admire the magnificent summer blooms and the sense of immensity that characterizes the heights of Goldensides Mountain. For this reason, the trail is particularly appreciated in late summer and autumn, when the tundra colors transform the slopes into a mosaic of golden and reddish hues.