NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Aussie Gold Strike
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 5/8/2020
As Parker's team takes stock of the gold they've found on their epic eight week expedition across Australia, Parker must decide on his own plans for a future, and how the right ground in the Outback might extend his mining season year-round.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - The Goldilocks Claim
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 7/19/2024
At the end of a six-week, grueling trek through the wilds of Brazil, Parker finds a gold mining utopia that checks all of his boxes. But can he strike a deal within the three days he has left in the country?
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6.8/1018 votesLoading...#3 - Parker vs Backhoe
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/10/2019
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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6.8/1013 votesLoading...#4 - Expedition Gold
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/31/2019
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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7.1/1022 votesLoading...#5 - Legendary Prospects
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2019
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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7.1/1013 votesLoading...#6 - Uncharted Territory
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 5/24/2019
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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7.2/1023 votesLoading...#7 - Hypothermia
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2017
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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7.2/1018 votesLoading...#8 - Hunt for Hidden Gold
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2019
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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7.3/1013 votesLoading...#9 - Hard Rock Risks
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2020
Tyler leads Parker to a promising hard rock mine where they detonate high explosives to gauge if the rewards of underground mining justify the risks.
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7.4/1025 votesLoading...#10 - Footsteps of Legends
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2017
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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7.5/1021 votesLoading...#11 - Trail Tales
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/14/2017
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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#12 - Gold Monsters
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2023
Parker uncovers a fleet of monster 110-ton excavators scooping paydirt from the riverbed deep in the Bolivian jungle. Just when he gets to the gold, two of his team members fall sick.
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7.6/1024 votesLoading...#13 - Racing the Freeze
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/7/2017
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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7.6/1019 votesLoading...#14 - Dangerous Depths
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/5/2019
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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7.6/1017 votesLoading...#15 - Path to Gold
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 5/17/2019
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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7.6/1021 votesLoading...#16 - Outback Gold
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/13/2020
Parker takes the team Down Under to search for a gold-rich claim.
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7.6/1018 votesLoading...#17 - Welcome Stranger
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/13/2020
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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7.6/1015 votesLoading...#18 - Trial by Fire
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/27/2020
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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7.6/1014 votesLoading...#19 - The Honey Pot
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/10/2020
Hunting for a huge payday in Tyler's hometown of Sandstone, the team encounters a dangerous new method for extracting gold and Parker must decide if the risk is worth the reward.
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#20 - Devil's Paradise
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2023
Parker prospects La Rinconada mountain, the highest gold mine on earth and a nearly lawless boomtown filled with 60,000 miners. Parker discovers big gold using hand-lit explosives, but a sudden illness threatens to end the trip early.
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#21 - Bolivia or Bust
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2023
Parker follows the gold into Bolivia where he hopes to tap into its $2.5 billion gold industry. The crew get a lead on a placer operation but are confronted by the claim’s 32 owners at the gate.
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#22 - Bonanza Creek Bounty
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2023
Parker storms into Bolivia's gold belt to prospect virgin ground that could hold two million ounces of gold -- right where Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid roamed.
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7.7/1022 votesLoading...#23 - Welcome to the Jungle
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2018
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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7.7/1014 votesLoading...#24 - The Jungle Strikes Back
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2018
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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7.7/1017 votesLoading...#25 - Lethal Landslide
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/12/2019
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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The Worst Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
Every episode of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Gold Rush: Parker's Trail!
Parker's Trail follows legendary gold miner Parker Schnabel during the Klondike off-season through various gold-related adventures.
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Network:Discovery
Worst Episodes Summary
"Aussie Gold Strike" is the worst rated episode of "Gold Rush: Parker's Trail". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/8/2020. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Goldilocks Claim".