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5 Resurrection Pass Trail Tips for Walkers

The 38 mile (61 km) Resurrection Pass Trail on the Kenai Starting point: Kenai River at
Peninsula is Alaska’s most popular multi-day hiking the Sterling Highway. Due to
the net altitude loss, it is best to
route. Beginning at the Kenai River along the Sterling hike the trail from south to north.
Highway, it climbs through spruce forest and past Length: the 38 mile (61 km) trail
Juneau Creek Falls into the subalpine zone. The trail can take between two and six
crosses the 2,600 ft (780 m) Resurrection Pass before days to cover.
Accommodation: there are
descending along Resurrection Creek to the trailhead several forest service public
near the gold mining village of Hope. An alternative is to use cabins along the trail. It is
hike the 10 mile (16 km) Devil’s Pass Trail from Mile 39.5 essential to pre-book (see p241).
on the Seward Highway, and then take the Resurrection
Pass Trail to either Hope or the Sterling Highway.
5 Abandoned Gold Diggings Turnagain Arm
The northern end of the trail passes through
a gold mining area, where pros pectors have HOPE HWY
been mining and leaving behind detritus Hope
since the Gold Rush days.
Sunrise
6 Footbridge
A wooden
footbridge spans
Resurrection Creek
near the northern
end of the trail. Palmer Creek
Resurrection Creek Caribou Creek

3 Resurrection Pass
Summit Pass Creek
For 5 miles (8 km) the trail
passes through a treeless Fox Creek
alpine zone. Its highest
point is the 2,500-ft (780-m)
Resurrection Pass.
2 Hoary Marmot Area East Creek
The distinctive whistles
of hoary marmots
accompany hikers Swan
through the alpine Lake
area of the hike.
1 Juneau Juneau DEVIL’S PASS TRAIL 4 Backpacking along
Creek Falls Lake Resurrection Creek
The roaring Juneau Campers will find lovely
Creek Falls are Trout wild campsites near
one of the most Lake the northern end of the
dramatic sights Resurrection Pass Trail.
along the trail. Juneau Creek
Soldotna Kenai Moose Pass Key
Kenai Trail
Cooper Lake Highway
STERLING HWY
0 km 5 Landing
Minor road
0 miles 5
For keys to symbols see back flap

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