Green Soles Adventure Club Alaska Hiking Tours Green Soles Adventure Club

Hiking in nature’s wonderland at its best!

Introduction Popular hiking tour Length: 5 days in late July 5 hiking trails of various advanced difficulty Start from downtown Juneau Spectacular scenery Abundant wildlife While we have offered these tours between early July to late August, we find it best to book one tour during late July to ensure dry conditions and longer days for better views. Some of these trails can be dangerous and hazardous if wet conditions exist, and if we start too late in the morning, or take too long to come down. We warn everyone as well to stay with the group, and watch for the signs that are clearly marked on each trail, especially for Mt. McGinnis which is one not often hiked (most people tend to hike to view Mendenhall Glacier).

Alaska Hiking Trails Day Trail Name Total Miles Elevation Time to Complete 1 Granite Creek 3.5 700 1.5 Hours 2 Mount Roberts* 4-9 3816 5-7 Hours 3 Mount Juneau 9 3576 7-8 Hours 4 Mt. McGinnis 5.5 3200 8-9 Hours 5 Mt. Jumbo 3500 * If you only go to elevation 1760 where the tramway is, it is 4 miles. This should be a quick summary of the trails so the new member can see at a glance what is involved for each trip. During the actual trip, a member can choose not to go on any one of these pre-planned trails even though the cost of that hiking trail is included in the overall cost for this Alaska trip. View Trail Ratings View Resources

Day 1: Granite Creek Downtown Juneau starting point Perseverance Trail is historical trail Originally used by natives for goat hunting, fishing or berry picking Became first road in Alaska Joe Juneau and Richard Harris found gold in Silverbow Basin in 1880s Attractions include Old mining ruins, wildflowers, view of Ebner Falls There are two trails that have their starting point along the Perseverance Trail: Mount Juneau and Granite Creek Trail is 3.5 miles (one-way), approximately 1.5 hours at elevation of 700 feet. Start with Granite Creek as it gets everyone prepared for the more challenging Mount Juneau Trail Also helps if weather is not so good initially, as the terrain can become very dangerous and hazardous quickly in wet weather conditions (see note from travel guide regarding how the right side of Perseverance Trail is steep and precarious) Return to table

Day 1: Granite Creek Granite Creek Trail 2 miles from start of Perseverance Trail Short but very steep to the peak Attractions include Wildflowers, alpine lakes, waterfalls, ice flow from Mendenhall glacier There are two trails that have their starting point along the Perseverance Trail: Mount Juneau and Granite Creek Trail is 3.5 miles (one-way), approximately 1.5 hours at elevation of 700 feet. Start with Granite Creek as it gets everyone prepared for the more challenging Mount Juneau Trail Also helps if weather is not so good initially, as the terrain can become very dangerous and hazardous quickly in wet weather conditions (see note from travel guide regarding how the right side of Perseverance Trail is steep and hazardous) Return to table

Day 2: Mount Roberts Start from downtown Attractions include Summit is 4.5 miles Restaurant and tramway at 1,760 feet Attractions include Wildlife such as eagles, ravens, grouse, marmots, mountain goats, bears, Sitka black tail deer Rainforest and sub-alpine meadows Trees with totem carvings that depict Native legends Mountain views of Glacier Bay, Alaska panhandle, and Admiralty Island National Monument Steep trail that can be hazardous if wet conditions which can lead to muddy and slippery trails with unmarked hazards The Mount Roberts Tramway does recommend hiking the trails that lead up to the mountain and take the tramway down Elevation 1800 feet Return to table

Day 3: Mount Juneau Start from Perseverance Trail Attractions include Short but very steep trail to peak Goes up from Granite Creek Attractions include Panoramic views of Juneau, Gastineau Channel, Taku Inlet, Lynn Canal Rainforest Elevation 3,576 feet, goes for 4.5 miles up Granite Creek trail Can be a rough trail with steep rock pitch, just beyond trail junction Return to table

Day 4: Mt. McGinnis Start from downtown Juneau Attractions include Use West Glacier trail Located in heart of Tongass National Forest Attractions include Mendenhall Glacier, Mount Wrather, Stroller White Rainforest Approximately 8-9 hours round trip; 5.5 miles; elevation 3200 feet Can be hazardous if snow lingers into June – dangerous snow bridges, potential wet slides, steep terrain leads to avalanche potential, “road less travelled” as most people hike to Mendenhall Glacier Return to table

Day 5: Mt. Jumbo Start from downtown Attractions include Also known as Mt. Bradley Part of Tongass National Forest Attractions include View of Gastineau Channel, Stephens Passage, Icy Straits Eagles, ravens, chickadee and black bears Spruce forests, muskeg meadows Trail is approximately 2.5 miles to the peak and takes 7-8 hours round trip; elevation 3500 feet Recommend nice day or summit has clouds Return to table

New Member Ratings 5 4 3 2 1 Granite Creek 15 Mount Roberts 12 Mount Juneau 16 Mt. McGinnis 13 Mt. Jumbo 6

New Member Ratings This is a breakdown of only those tours that rated a 5.

For more resources: We used the following sites in our research prior to booking with Tolano http://alaskatrekker.com/juneautrails.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneau,_Alaska http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/list- mountains.asp?cid=1023 This is a partial list Baradoch used in his research on hiking trails for Alaska. This information gave him a good idea of what most vendors were offering and from these, he went to Tolano Adventures to have them set up a tour that would meet all the requirements that Green Soles members expect in a tour. After some feedback, this is when Baradoch decided this may be the best trip to offer new members so they can get a “taste” of what Green Soles has to offer for future trips.