Alaska trails · Skyline Drive (Road)
A 10.5-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 2,281 ft of climbing. Reaches Glacier Peak. Managed by the National Park Service.
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.5.
Skyline Drive (Road) access. 63.53452, -150.97349 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:53 a.m., the sun rises at 6:45 a.m. and sets at 9:21 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 10:13 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 36 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.9-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 02 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:47 p.m. — 4 h 34 min before sunset.