Alaska trails · Caribou Creek Trail
Caribou Creek Trail
A 12.0-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 2,829 ft of climbing.
Length
12.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,829 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
58%
Steepest mile
+831 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
3.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Ground
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 8.0 and mile 12.0.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:47 a.m., the sun rises at 8:32 a.m. and sets at 6:40 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 24.0-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 43 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Billy Creek Trail — 0.9 mi
- Glass Creek Trail — 5.4 mi