Alaska trails · Pioneer Peak Trail
Pioneer Peak Trail
A 6.1-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 6,204 ft of climbing. Reaches Pioneer Peak.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Pioneer Peak (summit)
Getting there
Pioneer Ridge Trail — parking nearby. About 37 min drive (27 mi) from Wasilla. 61.49428, -148.92780 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:51 a.m., the sun rises at 8:35 a.m. and sets at 6:46 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:30 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 10 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.1-mile round trip works out to roughly 10 h 42 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Bold Peak Bootpath — 12.9 mi
- Rendezvous Peak — 26.2 mi