Hiking

Length (one way): 3 milesOne Way Trip Time: 3 to 4 hoursTrail Begins: Baranof Street, in north Sitka.Trail Ends: Gavan Hill Summit, elevation 2505 feet.Trail Rating: Moderate. Rebuilt in 1993.…

Aaron Creek TrailLength 4 miles, located on mainland 22 miles SE of town by boat, in Berg Bay. Anan Creek TrailLength 1 mile, located on mainland 31 miles south of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Drifting off to sleep my first night in the Aichilik River Valley I hear, or perhaps imagine, the distant howling of Canis lupus. Wolves enter my dreams and celebrate a…