Alaska hiking trails - Johnson Pass Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough
LOCATION
Latitude: 60.59722
Longitude: -149.25972
User input for Johnson Pass Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska:
Barb Cary A:
As a Kenai Peninsula hiker and resident, I can say that Johnson Pass Trail is a winner. It's a relatively easy, well-established trail, through beautiful alpine terraine (especially on the north side of the pass). I've done the traverse both as a long 23-mile day hike, and as a 2-day backpack. There are no established campgrounds on the trail - make your own site and leave no trace. Water is available in streams and lakes pretty much all along the trail - but filter or treat all Alaska's water. I recommend going from North to South, especially if you do it as a one-day megahike. It's also a favorite for mountain bikers.
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| | Alaska is a great place for hikers. Johnson Pass Trail is a wet spot that gets a large amount of rain; during the month of October you get the most rain around here; the driest of the months is May. Johnson Creek Summit is a great site to spend some time at; if you don't mind getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Canyon Creek.
Bertha Creek Campground is a good campground here, and you can stay the night at Primrose Landing Campground.
Kenai Fjords National Park is a glorious location in the neighborhood of Johnson |
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Pass Trail; a good spot for whitewater paddling is Sixmile River. Summertime highs at Johnson Pass Trail commonly tend to be in the 60's with overnight lows in the 40's. During the winter highs are in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Johnson Pass Trail are in the 10's.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Johnson Pass Trail. |
| | Trails Near Johnson Pass Trail:
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Grant Lake Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough
, 7 miles away |
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Paradise Valley Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough
, 10 miles away |
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Carter Lake Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough
, 15 miles away |
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Lost Lake Trail, Kenai Peninsula Borough
, 17 miles away |
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Bird Creek Trail, Anchorage Borough
, 18 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Johnson Pass Trail:
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Sixmile River, Kenai Penninsula Borough
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, 11 miles away, Class V - 9.3 miles long (East Fork of Six Mile to Sunshine) |
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Canyon Creek, Kenai Peninsula Borough
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, 15 miles away, Class IV - 6.5 miles long (Seward HigHighway at outlet of Lower Summit Lake to Seward Highway at Hope Junction) |
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Bird Creek, -blank- Borough
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, 18 miles away, Class V+ - 3.5 miles long (5 miles upstream to Turnagain Arm) |
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Eagle River, Anchorage Borough
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, 21 miles away, Class IV - 3 miles long (Echo Bend to Rapids Camp) |
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Portage River, Municipality of Anchorage Borough
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, 25 miles away, Class -blank- - 13 miles long (Portage Lake to Turnagain Arm) |
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| | National Parks Near Johnson Pass Trail:
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Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward - AK
, 20 miles away |
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Katmai National Park & Preserve, King Salmon - AK
, 44 miles away |
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Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, Anchorage - AK
, 44 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Johnson Pass Trail:
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Trail Lake Lodge, Moose Pass
, 13 miles away |
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Alyeska Resort, Girdwood
, 16 miles away |
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Hotel Edgewater And Conference Center, Seward
, 20 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express SEWARD HARBOR, Seward
, 21 miles away |
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Harborview Inn, Seward
, 21 miles away |
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