Alaska trails · Mt. Edgecumbe Trail
A 7.2-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 3,302 ft of climbing. Reaches Mount Edgecumbe.
Most of the climbing sits in the final third — 69% of the ascent, between mile 4.8 and mile 7.2. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:02 a.m. and sets at 8:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:42 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 37 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:39 p.m. — 5 h 23 min before sunset.