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Parker's Trail follows legendary gold miner Parker Schnabel during the Klondike off-season through various gold-related adventures.

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    Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 1 Episode 1 - Footsteps of Legends
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    #1 - Footsteps of Legends

    S1:E1

    Parker Schnabel and his friends pay tribute to the legends before them and attempt the Klondike Trail of 1897. Not only is it 600 miles of mountains, lakes and rivers, but leaving dangerously late in the season means the winter may derail their plans.

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  2. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 1 Episode 2 - Racing the Freeze
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    #2 - Racing the Freeze

    S1:E2

    Parker and his crew are only 50 miles into the daunting 600 mile trek on the Klondike Trail. It's a race against time as the water is quickly freezing, but with food sources running low they are forced to pause and go hunting or face starvation.

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  3. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 1 Episode 3 - Hypothermia
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    #3 - Hypothermia

    S1:E3

    With 375 miles to go, their journey takes an unexpected turn when Parker falls into freezing water and jeopardizes the entire expedition.

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  4. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 1 Episode 4 - Trail Tales
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    #4 - Trail Tales

    S1:E4

    Parker and his friends relive the toughest journey of their lives. They reveal the struggle, conflict and secrets about how close they came to disaster.

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  5. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 1 - Mining with Monsters
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    #5 - Mining with Monsters

    S2:E1

    Having just mined $7 million worth of gold, Parker now wants an even tougher challenge: to mine in the gold-rich jungles of Guyana, South America and learn from the locals. But his longtime foreman Rick is about to drop a bombshell of news in the process.

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  6. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 2 - Welcome to the Jungle
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    #6 - Welcome to the Jungle

    S2:E2

    Against the advice of the locals, Parker and crew head off alone, deep into uncharted jungle, risking encounters with caiman, jaguars, snakes and venomous spiders. They attempt to cross a quarter mile of raging rapids but the current takes hold of Rick.

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  7. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 3 - Hell Dorado
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    #7 - Hell Dorado

    S2:E3

    Parker Schnabel wants to mine in the jungles of Guyana, South America when but an out-of-control water hose leaves him injured and local miners refuse to lease him ground, he's faced with a stark choice double down or head home.

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  8. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 4 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens
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    #8 - Gold Wars: The Jungle Awakens

    S2:E4

    Parker and crew are chased by deadly caiman and bitten by piranha. And, their attempt to drag their boat up a waterfall ends in disaster.

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  9. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 5 - X Marks the Spot
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    #9 - X Marks the Spot

    S2:E5

    Parker and his team arrive in Marudi, the epicenter of a twenty first century gold rush. They have just two weeks to find a claim get the equipment they need to set up a jungle operation and mine for Guyanese gold.

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  10. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 2 Episode 6 - The Jungle Strikes Back
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    #10 - The Jungle Strikes Back

    S2:E6

    Parker, Rick, Karla, and Sam have crossed Guyana and set up their own gold mine in Marudi, the heart of a modern-day gold rush. But their dreams of jungle gold are derailed by a local land dispute that threatens to turn violent.

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  11. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 1 - Legendary Prospects
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    #11 - Legendary Prospects

    S3:E1

    Parker flies in a restored Avenger warplane on his journey to retrace his Grandpa John's experience during WWII and the team assembles with a new recruit to replace Rick Ness on the expedition.

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  12. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 2 - Dangerous Depths
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    #12 - Dangerous Depths

    S3:E2

    An encounter with a group of machete-wielding locals tests the team's preparedness for the region's dangerous conditions after a grueling jungle trek leads Parker and his team to a network of abandoned WWII tunnels.

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  13. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 3 - Lethal Landslide
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    #13 - Lethal Landslide

    S3:E3

    Parker and his crew help a local family mine in the highlands, but a devastating landslide means they witness the harsh realities of living in this remote paradise.

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  14. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 4 - Mercury Rising
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    #14 - Mercury Rising

    S3:E4

    Toxic mercury used by miners in a remote village prompts Parker to build a retort to prevent the dangerous fumes from spreading, but a surprise flash flood may prevent him from returning to the village.

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  15. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 5 - The Monster Mine
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    #15 - The Monster Mine

    S3:E5

    Volatile conditions outside the massive Porgera mine send Parker and crew exploring nearby towns where they witness illegal mining techniques.

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  16. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 6 - Hunt for Hidden Gold
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    #16 - Hunt for Hidden Gold

    S3:E6

    Driven to find a lost gold mine, Parkers joins forces with the grandson of a legendary gold miner in search of a hidden El Dorado lost since World War II

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  17. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 7 - Parker vs Backhoe
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    #17 - Parker vs Backhoe

    S3:E7

    Having tackled the harsh Klondike trails and the hostile jungles of Guyana, Parker Schnabel takes his hunt for gold to the next level in Papua New Guinea.

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  18. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 8 - Path to Gold
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    #18 - Path to Gold

    S3:E8

    In his final days, Parker's quest to find the motherlode in Papua New Guinea sends him deep into the jungle where he joins locals in a sacrifice to appease the spirits. And one final cleanup and gold weigh determines if he strikes it big in Kuta Village.

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  19. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 9 - Uncharted Territory
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    #19 - Uncharted Territory

    S3:E9

    Parker reveals new details and insight about his epic gold mining expedition in Papua, New Guinea, including a near-death moment. Never-before-seen footage exposes the highs and lows of the trail.

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  20. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 3 Episode 10 - Expedition Gold
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    #20 - Expedition Gold

    S3:E10

    Parker's quests to find gold in the wild put his survival skills to the ultimate test. He hunts for gold along the freezing Klondike Trail in Alaska, attempts to mine more than Todd Hoffman in South America, and faces extreme danger in Papua New Guinea.

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  21. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 4 Episode 1 - Outback Gold
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    #21 - Outback Gold

    S4:E1

    Parker takes the team Down Under to search for a gold-rich claim.

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  22. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 4 Episode 2 - Welcome Stranger
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    #22 - Welcome Stranger

    S4:E2

    Tempted by the largest nuggets he's ever seen, Parker ventures deep into an underground mine. Tyler tracks down a trommel for the team and a local miner lets the team test a claim that yields more gold per yard than Parker's ever seen in the Yukon.

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  23. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 4 Episode 3 - Tyler's Trial
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    #23 - Tyler's Trial

    S4:E3

    In the legendary Palmer goldfields, Parker and his team encounter a lucrative family-run mining operation and discover dirt far richer than anything they've seen in the Yukon. But convincing the family to lease him virgin ground will come at a price.

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  24. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 4 Episode 4 - Trial by Fire
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    #24 - Trial by Fire

    S4:E4

    Hot, parched country and broken machinery place a toll on the team as pressure mounts to find gold. Tyler and Parker use detectors in search of gold beneath the cool waters of an outback oasis

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  25. Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 4 Episode 5 - Hell's Crack
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    #25 - Hell's Crack

    S4:E5

    In an area known to locals as "Hell's Crack," Parker and his team navigate a treacherous river, battle extreme heat and fight machine breakdowns to prospect ground so rich it could hold 100 million dollars worth of gold.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Footsteps of Legends" is the best rated episode of "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Racing the Freeze".