Dempster Highway

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Dempster Highway

Hitchhiker Jhapk and a friend on a Dempster Highway

Dempster Highway (also known as Yukon Highway 5 or Northwest Territories Highway 8) is a highway that connects the Klondike Highway in the Yukon Territory of Canada to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 km (121 mi) to Tuktoyaktuk, on the northern coast of Canada, using frozen portions of the Mackenzie River delta as an ice road. The highway crosses the Peel River and the Mackenzie Rivers using a combination of seasonal ferry service and ice bridges.

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Hitchhiking on Dempster

Normally you can find rides easily on the Dempster intersection - the intersection of Alasaka Highway and Dempster Highway. There is a restaurant and gas station right at this intersection and most rides going north stop here. Just ask around and somebody will offer you a ride. If you have to spend a night or two, there is a camping ground here too.

Most rides are going all the way to either Inuvik or Fort McPherson. Many people also just head to Tombstone National Park or Eagle plains. Either way, there are hardly chances you will be left in the middle of nowhere. Its almost a 750 km ride with just two major stops in between. Just ask around to people where ever you are and Dempster should be an easy path to hitchhike.