Alaska trails · Winter Trail
Winter Trail
A 12.6-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 581 ft of climbing. Reaches Glacier Pass and other lake/pass destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.2. It gives back about 893 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Glacier Pass (pass)
- Nolan Creek Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Winter Trail access. 67.47134, -150.23443 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 8:03 a.m., the sun rises at 8:58 a.m. and sets at 6:33 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:28 p.m. (AKDT) — 9 h 34 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.2-mile round trip works out to roughly 9 h 55 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Moose Ridge + Winter Trail + 2.5 km Loop — 3.6 mi loop, 252 ft gain