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Check your tank against the long fuel-free stretches on the Dempster and Top of the World highways, and see how much extra fuel to carry.
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The roads out of Dawson cross long, remote stretches with very few places to fill up — and running out of fuel here is a real danger, not just an inconvenience. Enter your tank size, your vehicle's fuel use and how much you want to keep in reserve, and this works out the longest stretch with no fuel on each road and how much extra fuel to carry.
How much fuel your tank holds when full.
Highway figures from the handbook are optimistic out here — soft sand, corrugations and a loaded vehicle use far more. If unsure, enter a higher number.
Fuel you want to arrive with, never run down to. 20% is a sensible minimum.
Longest stretch with no fuel: Dawson City → Eagle Plains — 409 km
Your tank should cover this stretch.
That is the maths on the figures you entered — not a promise. Always carry a reserve and check the road report before you set out.
Longest stretch with no fuel: Dawson City → Chicken, Alaska — 171 km
Your tank should cover this stretch.
That is the maths on the figures you entered — not a promise. Always carry a reserve and check the road report before you set out.
Gravel and cold burn more fuel than you expect
The Dempster ferries are summer only
Top of the World Highway is summer only
Longest stretch with no fuel: 409 km
Dawson City → Eagle Plains
2 roads into town · check your tank before you go
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