Alaska

Maps & Trails

• Alaskan National Parks Overview Map, (43K)
• Arctic Circle-Brooks Range; Haul Rd. North, BLM (188K)
• Arctic Circle-Brooks Range; Haul Rd. South,BLM (134K)
• Chugach N.F.,The Chilkoot Trail, (52K)
• Chugach N.F.–Kenai Overview Map, (82K)
• Chugach N.F., Lost Lake Taril Map, (35K)
• Chugach N.F., The Resurrection Pass Trail,  (55K)
• Chugach N.F., The Russian Lakes Trail,  (38K)
• Dalton Highway/ Haul Road, North to Arctic Circle-Overview
• Denali Highway, Tangle Lakes Trails Map, BLM High Res (176K)
• Denali Highway, Tangle Lakes Trails Map, BLM Low Res  (116K)
• Denali NP. (Park Map) Entrance to Wonder Lake, High Res, (155K)
• Denali NP. Backcountry Camping Sectors, “Entrance Half- west”, (330K)
• Denali NP. Backcountry Camping Sectors, “Wonder Lake Half- east”, (347K)
• Denali NP. and Preserve,Mt McKinley (Shaded Topo) 1:250,000 U.S.G.S. (602K)
• Denali NP. and Preserve (Landsat Image) 1:250,000 U.S.G.S.(459K)
• Kenai N.P._Chugach N.F. Trails Map, East (175K)
• Kenai N.P.-Chugach N.F. Trails Map, West (98K)
• Seward Scenic By-ways, Hiking & Camping in Chugach/Kenai Region, (108K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP and Preserve. Map (1M)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Eastern Trails Map [High Res.] (195K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Eastern Trails Map [Low Res.] (118K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Western Trails Map [High Res.] (180K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Western Trails Map [Low Res.] (128K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Southern Trails Map [High Res.] (180K)
• Wrangell-St. Elias NP, Southern Trails Map [Low Res.] (109K)

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BIKING THE RESURRECTION PASS TRAIL

Located in the Chugach National Forest, this 39-mile trail was carved by prospectors in the late 1800s and today is the
most popular hiking route on the Kenai Peninsula. The trip can be done in three days by a keen hiker but most people prefer to do it in five to seven days to make the most of the immense beauty of the region and the excellent fishing in Trout, Juneau and Swan lakes.

There is a series of eight US Forest Service (USFS) cabins along the route for $25 per night. They have to be reserved
in advance at the USFS office in Anchorage and, being quite popular, are fully booked for most of the summer which makes last-minute reservations almost impossible. Most hikers take a tent and a camp stove, as fallen wood can sometimes be scarce during the busy summer.

Trailhead:

The northern trailhead is 20 miles from the Seward Hwy. and four miles south of Hope on Resurrection Creek Rd. Pass a historical mining community founded in 1896 by gold seekers, is a charming, out-of-the-way place to visit, but Hope Hwy. is not an easy road to hitchhike. It does receive a fair amount of traffic in the summer but still patience is the key as eventually someone will give you a lift.

From Hope Hwy. you turn south at the posted Resurrection Pass Trail signs onto Resurrection Creek Rd, passing the fork to Palmer Creek Rd. The southern trailhead is on the Sterling Hwy., near Cooper Landing or 53 miles east of Soldotna and 106 miles south of Anchorage. Hitchhiking is easy on Sterling and Seward highways in either direction, or you can hop on a Seward & Homer Bus out of Anchorage (see the Bus section in the Getting Around chapter). A quarter of a mile east of the southern trailhead along the Sterling Hwy. is the Russian River USFS Campground (84 camp sites, $6 per night for tents) and the trailhead for the Russian Lakes Trail.

An alternative route that avoids traveling to the remote northern trailhead is the Devils Pass Trail, which is posted at
Mile 39 of the Seward Hwy., 88 miles south of Anchorage. The 10-mile path leaves the highway and climbs to Devils Pass at 2400 feet, where it joins the Resurrection Pass Trail. By using the Devils Pass Trail and the lower portion of Resurrection Pass Trail, you can hike from the Seward Hwy to the Sterling Hwy in two days.

close-ups of Resurrection Creek Crossing and the Burn Area just before the crossing.

General Trail Info:

For more information on the trail or reserving cabins along it, contact the USFS office for the Anchorage District: Chugach
National Forest (‘& (907) 271-2500), 201 East 9th St., Suite 206, Anchorage, AK 99501.
Trail sections and distances (starting from the north) follow: