Eventually the Alaska Range relents and gives way to the boggy interior of Alaska. On the other side of the last set of mountains is where it intersects with the Stampede Trail.

It is claimed that the Alaska Long Trail project is almost 25% complete. Even if it were not, the trail construction costs would be about $212.5 million to $325 million in today’s dollars.

Dunleavy in 2022 vetoed $10.5 million in Alaska Long Trail funding that lawmakers had approved for the 2023 fiscal year. That left seven projects with $4.22 million in funding in that year’s budget.

On June 19, 40 members of the Pioneers of Alaska from Anchorage, Seward, Homer, Cordova, Juneau and Fairbanks converged for the 7th Annual Pioneers of Alaska Solstice Stampede at the ...

The National Scenic Trail designation for the Alaska Long Trail will open doors to more funding for maintenance to address the existing demand on our trails’ infrastructure and bring more ...

The trail has long been a goal of Alaska Trails, a statewide nonprofit organization and a primary proponent of the Alaska Long Trail. The proposed trail route would run from Seward to Fairbanks, a ...

Posted: Sep 13, 2017 / 10:56 AM CDT Updated: Sep 13, 2017 / 10:56 AM CDT In this Sept. 7, 2015 photo provided by U.S. Fish and Wildlife walruses lay on the beach at Point Lay, Alaska.