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Hiking - Skagway Trails

Chilkoot Trail
Length 33 miles, total elevation gain 3680 feet, begin at mile 8 of Dyea Rd.

Denver Glacier
Length 3.5 miles, total elevation gain 1200 feet, begin at milepost 6 on the White Pass 1pma1 Yukon Railroad.

Laughton Glacier
Length 1.5 miles, total elevation gain 200 feet, begin at milepost 14 on the White Pass 1pma1 Yukon Railroad.

Lost Lake
Length 2.9 miles, total elevation gain 1400 feet, begin at the NPS Ranger Station in Dyea.

Lower Dewey Lake
Length .7 mile, total elevation gain 500 feet, go to the east end of 2nd Ave., follow RR tracks north to trailhead.

Northern Beach To Icy Lake
Length .7 mile, total elevation gain 200 feet, begin at northwest corner of Lower Dewey Lake, then to the north.

Skyline Trail and A.B. Mountain
Length 3.3 to 4.8 miles, total elevation gain 3500 feet, begin south of town, cross the Skagway River on footbridge, turn left up the din road' then right up a steep hill, left on Dyea Rd.

Sturgill's Landing
Length 3.2 miles, total elevation 1000 round trip, begin at south end of lower Dewey Lake.

Upper Dewey Lake
Length 3 miles, total elevation 3080 feet, begin at Lower Dewey lake, turn left along the north bench trail, junction on right .9 mile from town.

Yakutania Point
Length 1 mile, no elevation gain, go west on First Ave., cross the footbridge.


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