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Canol Road - Yukon/NWT

South Canol, Johnson's Crossing to Ross River - 226 km (141 miles)
North Canol, Ross River to NWT border: 230 km (143 miles)


Northern Highways
(Alaska, the Yukon & northern British Columbia)


Fall colors on the Canol Road, Yukon Territory

Km 12 - Mile 8: Summit

Fall colors on the Canol Road, Yukon Territory

Km 22.4 - Mile 13.9: Moose Creek

Quiet Lake - South Canol Road

Km 75 - Mile 47: Quiet Lake



Canol Road Links

Oil for Victory: The Canol Project
This is the reason the Canol Road was built during World War II.

Cruisin' the Canol
Michael Pealow has posted a short but very good photojournal of a very quick drive up the Canol in August 2006. Quiet Lake - South Canol Road

Canol Heritage Trail
Jason Vorderstrasse has compiled this comprehensive collection of photos, trail reports, news articles and a bibliography.

388th Engineer Batallion
This excellent site commemorates the members of the 388th, who worked on the Canol Project in 1942-43.

Backpacking the Canol Heritage Trail
This site details a backpacking trip by Steve Queen, Dave Cobb and Roberta Cobb from August 9-22, 1998.

Mackenzie Breakup
This historical novel is based on the author's experiences working on the Canol Project.

CANOL Heritage Trail Park Reserve
Information for hikers and mountain bikers from the NWT government.

SueT's RV Adventures
If you spend any time on Alaska/Yukon forums you'll likely run into SueT - her photo-journal of a 2007 Campbell, Canol and Nahanni Range Highways trip is excellent.

Travel the Canol Trail
Information from the Town of Norman Wells.

Canadian Oil
A historical "magazine" produced by the Yukon Archives.

1942 CANOL Project
From an NWT timeline by the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.



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