388 Alaska's hiking opportunities are innumerable, but this comprehensive statewide guide makes it easy to select a hike, whether short, long, easy, or strenuous. Hiking Alaska highlights 100 hikes with more than 200 optional destinations and side trips.
Special sections offer information on Denali National Park and more remote wildlands.
A helpful introductory section covers situations unique to Alaska, such as how to deal with bears and tips on stream crossings. Elevation profiles, natural history sidebars, and no-trace camping techniques accompany detailed hike descriptions. What I set out to do with this hiking guidebook was to put together the most comprehensive, user-friendly guide to outdoor Alaska on the market. The book features 100 detailed descriptions of hikes all over the state, from week-long, strenuous backpack trips to easy day hikes on nature trails, suitable for families with kids. It includes sidebars with natural history, history and cultural tidbits of interest about the hikes.