Alaska trails · Tutka Backdoor Trail
Tutka Backdoor Trail
A 20.7-mile point-to-point in Alaska, with 2,298 ft of climbing. Managed by State of Alaska, Dept. of Natural Resources.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 64% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 6.9. It gives back about 5,493 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:58 a.m., the sun rises at 8:39 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:40 p.m. (AKDT) — 10 h 20 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.7-mile route takes roughly 8 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:27 p.m. — 1 h 32 min before sunset.