Alaska Trail Resources

 

Alaska Agencies

 

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 Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Alaska: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Alaska.html

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

 

 

Alaska National Recreation Trails

 

Find all National Recreation Trails in Alaska: select Alaska from the State Search list and click on "Find Trails"
Visit Alaska's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)
Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,050 NRTs from across the country

Alaska Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

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

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

Alaska Equestrian Trails

 

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

 

Alaska 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/

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

Alaska 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.alaskahikesearch.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

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/

Alaska Long-Distance Trails

 

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

Alaska Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

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

Alaska Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Alaska 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/

Alaska 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/

 

Alaska Statewide Advocacy and Outdoor 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/

Alaska State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Alaska Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-alaska/