Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Alsek North Trail

9.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 100 ft of climbing · 150 ft of descent · 39 ft–101 ft · earth, gravel surface · trail class Minimally Developed, Moderately Developed · atv, bike, dog sled, hiking, horse, ski, snowmobile, snowshoe · seasonal: Winter seasonal closure

Lodges

72 ft 73 ft · 3.8 mi high 101 ft

Along the way Alsek River Lodge

On the parks map

All 49 trails in Glacier Bay National Park & PreserveFind a trailOn the parks mapPark on nps.gov

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.