Hiking

Length (one way): 0.8 mileOne Way Trip Time: 40 minutesTrail Begins: Sawmill Creek Recreation Area.Trail Ends: Beaver LakeRecommended Season: All yearUSGS Maps: Sitka A-4Elevation Gain: 250 feet Trail Rating: Moderate.…

Length (one way): 2.5 milesOne Way Trip Time: 3 hoursTrail Begins: 2 miles east of Sitka on Sawmill Creek Road.Trail Ends: Summit of Mt. Verstovia. (See below for names. )Trail…

Chilkoot TrailLength 33 miles, total elevation gain 3680 feet, begin at mile 8 of Dyea Rd. Denver GlacierLength 3.5 miles, total elevation gain 1200 feet, begin at milepost 6 on…

Battery Point TrailLength 1.2 miles, no elevation gain, location: from Fort Seward, walk east along Beach Rd. and up hill to end of (about 1.25 miles past Portage Cove Campground).…

Amalga (Eagle Glacier) TrailLength 7.5 miles, elevation gain 500 feet, located at mile 28.4 of Glacier Highway. Auke Nu (John Muir) TrailLength 2.5 miles, elevation gain 1552 feet, located at…

Jurisdiction: Bureau of Land Management Established: 1978 Route: 2,450 miles, main route 900 (3,945 km, main route 1,450) The Iditarod is a system of historic trails made famous by Alaska…

Hiking in Glacier Bay is generally a true on-your-own, wilderness experience. Access to the backcountry generally requires a drop-off by tour boat or float-plane. There are no backcountry trails, but…

A Rugged Range above Nome for Year-Round Backcountry Adventuring The Kiguluaik Moutains are inviting for their ruggedness and awesome beauty. Visitors will find all kinds of superb recreational opportunities, from…

A Mellow Traveler Cuts His Own Path Across an Alaskan Trove About the only thing that isn’t overpriced in Alaska is advice. Folks still dispense it for free just like…

Friday afternoon, late April. End of a busy workweek — so busy that I’ve kept myself sequestered indoors, despite six straight days of glorious sunshine and springtime warmth. Today, finally,…