Alaska trails · Resurrection Pass Trail
Resurrection Pass Trail
A 36.7-mile point-to-point in Alaska, with 2,296 ft of climbing. Reaches Resurrection Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 12.2. It gives back about 3,315 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Resurrection Pass (pass)
- Juneau Lake (lake)
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Getting there
RESURRECTION PASS SOUTH TH — parking nearby, restroom, water. 60.48452, -149.95350 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:51 a.m. and sets at 9:07 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:53 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 36.7-mile route works out to roughly 14 h 44 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Resurrection Pass Trail + Bean Creek Trail — 8.7 mi loop, 1,739 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Skyline Traverse Trail — 4.2 mi
- Devil's Creek Trail — 13.7 mi
- Iditarod National Historic Trail — 25.9 mi
- Swanson River Canoe Trail — 26.7 mi