Alaska trails · Caribou Creek Trail
A 12.0-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 2,829 ft of climbing.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 8.0 and mile 12.0.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:49 a.m., the sun rises at 6:37 a.m. and sets at 9:03 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:52 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 25 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.0-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 43 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:20 p.m. — 2 h 43 min before sunset.