SEWARD AREA TRAILS 1. TONSINA POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Lowell Point State Rec Site) | Moderate | 4.2 miles RT | 200’ gain 2. MOUNT MARATHON HIKER’S TRAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 1) | Difficult | 4.3 miles | 2,750’ gain 3. TWO LAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 1) | Easy | 1.5 miles | 100’ gain 4. IDITAROD NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL - SOUTH PORTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Nash Rd) | Varies 5. LOST LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 5.1) | Difficult | 13.8 miles RT | 1,500’ gain 6. RESURRECTION RIVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (turn at Mile 3.7) | Easy to Difficult | 16.3 miles | 1,050’ gain 7. EXIT GLACIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (turn at Mile 3.7) | Easy | 1.5 miles | 100’ gain 8. HARDING ICE FIELD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (turn at Mile 3.7) | Difficult | 8.2 miles RT | 3,000’ gain 9. GRAYLING & MERIDIAN LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 13.2) | Moderate| 3.4 miles | 758’ gain 10. PRIMROSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 17) | Difficult| 13.3 miles RT | 2,578’ gain 11. PTARMIGAN LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 23) | Easy to Moderate | 6.8 miles RT | 1,056’ gain 12. CARTER LAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 33) | Difficult | 3.7 miles RT | 1,105’ gain 13. JOHNSON PASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Mile 63.3) | Moderate | 20.4 miles | 3,041’ gain Helpful websites: Kenai Fjords National Park www.nps.gov/kefj Chugach National Forest www.fs.usda.gov/chugach | Alaska State Parks www.alaskastateparks.org
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