Agencies

Moose are a common site on the Tony Knowles trail near the airport in Anchorage

Alaska Trails from AK Dept. of Natural Resources

Alaska State Parks: www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/index.htm

For information on the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska: www.ak.blm.gov/

National Park Service units in Alaska: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=ak

For information on Denali National Park, see: http://www.nps.gov/dena/denaelvc.htm

Bicycling and Mountain Biking

Arctic Bicycle Club lists trails and resources: www.arcticbike.org/

Juneau Freewheelers Bicycle Club is at: http://juneaufreewheelers.com/

Equestrian Trails

Horses and Mules dot com: http://www.horseandmuletrails.com/Ak.htm

Greenways and Community Trails

SEAtrails (Southeast Alaska Trail System): www.seatrails.org

Trails of Anchorage presents virtual tours of Anchorage, Alaska trails, provides useful and interesting links about Anchorage, and includes a free photo gallery: www.trailsofanchorage.com. Rent a bike at www.alaska-bike-rentals.com/

Anchorage Parks and Recreation has a map of the trail system: www.muni.org/parks/Trails.cfm

Descriptions of Walking, Biking and Hiking Trails in and around Juneau: www.juneau-guide.com/juneau-alaska-hiking.htm

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Trail Commission site includes the Kenai Trails Plan, area groups involved in trails, and a variety of trail topics: www.borough.kenai.ak.us/planningdept/Trail%20Commission/Trail.htm

Matanuska-Susitna Borough has maps and trail guides, information about trail conditions, trail projects and programs: http://ww1.matsugov.us/

Sitka Trail Works, Inc. is dedicated to development, maintenance and promotion of a comprehensive trail system in the Sitka area: www.sitkatrailworks.org

Hiking Trails

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Alaska

Alaska Ecotourism offers a publications list for hiking and backpacking: www.alaskaecotourism.org/activities/hiking_backpacking.html

Alaska Hike Search includes over 100 trails in the Anchorage region: www.akhs.atfreeweb.com

Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association provides information on ecotourism, guides, and outfitters: www.awrta.org

Alaska Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association suports hikers and skiers traveling hut-to-hut: www.alaskahuts.org/

Alaska Mountain Runners sponsor events and trail work: www.alaskamountainrunners.org/

The Anchorage Running Club has an events calendar and contacts: www.anchoragerunningclub.org/

American Volkssport Association Year-Round Walking and Volkssport Event Calendars

Hiking in The Chugach Mountains has hiking trip reports and many photos: http://chugachpics.tripod.com/mainpage.html

Bureau of Land Management's Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail follows ridges above timber line in the vastness of interior Alaska

Shuttle service between downtown Anchorage and Glen Alps trailhead in Chugach State Park: www.hike-anchorage-alaska.com/

Long-Distance Trails

The Iditarod National Historic Trail runs from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska; see www.iditarod.com or www.iditarodnationalhistorictrail.org

Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

BLM manages the White Mountains National Recreation Area: www.ak.blm.gov/whitemountains/ohv.htm

Snow Trails

Alaska State Snowmobile Association: www.aksnow.org

Eureka Lodge has snowmobile trail maps and snow conditions for the Chugach and the Talkeetna Mountains: www.eurekalodge.com/

Waterway and Boating Trails

Sea kayaking routes with maps and launch points from kayaking books at Trails.com:

• Sea Kayaking Routes in Alaska

The Kenai Canoe Trails are located in the 1.3 million acre Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: www.northlite.biz/canoe/

Statewide Advocacy & Resources 

Alaska Trails is "the only Alaska statewide group providing care for all Alaska trails" and aims to raise and distribute funds to organizations for trail related projects and programs: www.alaska-trails.org/

GPS mapped trails around Alaska: Printable maps, downloadable track log and waypoint files: www.fairnet.org/Agencies/FST/PHPBB/maps.php

Join us in Chattanooga, Tennessee in November 2010 for the 20th National Trails Symposium!