Resurrection Pass Trail N, Alaska, United States

5TBSIII 5:00 PM Jul 16, 2014

Great Early Season Backpacking Trek, Close to Anchorage
I was on business in Anchorage the week of May 5. As this was my first trip to Alaska in almost 60 years of living, I wasn't going to go home without experiencing some of the Last Frontier's spactacular outdoors, so a colleague and I decided on the Ressurrection Pass Trail. The Resurrection Pass trail runs north to south from Hope to the Seward River on the Kenai Peninsula, only about an hour-and-a-half from Anchorage. Because the elevations are low, it is a safe trail to hike earlier in the season than most other Alaska trails. We only had the weekend of May 9-11 to trek, so we chose to do an out-and-back starting and finishing at the northern trailhead near Hope. We spent one night in a campsite in our own tents and our second night at the Fox Creek Cabin about 12 miles in, then hiked the full 12 miles back out on Sunday. The cabins are just delightful. You must reserve them beforehand on line for $35 per night. There are no locks on the doors, but if you are caught occupying a cabin without a reservation you will be fined. Very clean, very comfortable, screens in the windows, a wood stove if it gets cold, and a nice cooking area and table and chairs. The sleeping area is a double-deck wooden platform for sleeping pads and bags. The maintained campsite we stayed in the first night had a secure metal bear box about 100 yards away and a composting toilet--definitely better than digging a cathole. We were successful in avoiding any close encounters with black or brown bears, but we did see a cow moose. The snow-capped mountains to our east were beautiful, and the trail was very well maintained. We encountered no snow to Fox Creek Cabin. There might still have been some snow on Resurrection Pass itself. The trail parallels Resurrection Creek, which is a beautiful, clear mountain stream. We crossed the creek once on a footbridge.

5MikeRV6 5:00 PM Dec 5, 2017

Great Place for Mountain bike ride
Cabins to rent, best to spend week going from rental cabin to cabin. Great scenic views as well as wildlife gazing. Camping for tents along entire 38.8 miles of single track. Near Trout Lake cabin, watched a black bear playing on the mountain side. Would run and then slide down.