Images Granite Creek Trail Juneau

Granite creek trailhead.

Images granite creek trail juneau.

Granite creek trail begin on the perseverance trail at the end of basin road. Sheep creek was named by joe juneau and richard harris after mistaking mountain goats for sheep. If the rest of the trail is hard to find follow the powerlines. The challenging mount juneau trail rises more than 3 500 feet in about 2 miles from a point 1 mile along from the perseverance trailhead.

The trail is primarily used for hiking walking running and nature trips. The trailhead is located to the left about 2 miles from the beginning of perseverance trail. A couple of side trails are worth exploring including granite creek 2 miles in which can bring you up to the ridge east of mount juneau s summit. Soak it all in.

The trail begins in the forest rises abruptly then drops into sheep creek valley. Juneau trail branches off to the left north. Juneau trail then climbs rather steeply for more than two miles to the summit of mt. The granite creek trail starting 2 miles in on the perseverance trail climbs 1 200 feet over 1 1 2 miles to an alpine basin.

A few hundred yards more and you can sit on a wooden platform and look down on the valley you just hiked up. Go only in dry weather to avoid disastrous falls. The trail features wild flowers and berries alpine lakes spectacular water falls and ends at a beautiful basin. The trail then switchbacks up.

Mount juneau is a 6 8 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near juneau alaska that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. As of 2012 new switchbacks have been added so the ascent isn t as steep as it once was. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Avoid the trail in winter because of extreme avalanche danger.

Granite creek trail via perseverance trail ist ein 9 meilen langer wenig besuchter hin und rückweg in der nähe von juneau alaska. The old mining buildings are barely standing. In doing so dnr switched the designations of the granite creek and granite creek connector trailheads. The trail is primarily used for hiking nature trips and bird watching and is best used from april until september.

After a short while there is a view across the canyon to the alaska juneau mine. After about a mile from the trailhead the mt. Granite creek trail via perseverance trail is a 9 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near juneau alaska that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. A broken bridge at the bottom of a falls marks the near end of the trail.

In the area of ebner falls which is worth a quick side trip the trail to mount juneau branches left continue another 2 miles till you see a sign for granite creek trail.