Alaska trails · Dixie Pass Trail
Dixie Pass Trail
A 8.8-mile network in Alaska, with 3,417 ft of climbing. Reaches Dixie Pass. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 62% of the ascent, between mile 5.9 and mile 8.8. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dixie Pass (pass)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:32 a.m., the sun rises at 8:16 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.8-mile route takes roughly 4 h 59 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:15 p.m. — 5 h 11 min before sunset.