View from Trailside Bench
- Summary:
- Distance and Time: 1.5 miles; 45 min to 1 hour
(round trip)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Elevation Change: Slight
- The total elevation gain to the muskeg is probably less
than 30 feet, but there are some slight ups and downs along
the way.
- Route Finding: Easy
- Trail Condition: Good
- The trail is well maintained board walk and gravel
although there may be some mud.
- Seasonal Notes:
- Spring
- Look for early spring flowers starting in April along
the trail and May in the muskeg.
- Look for skunk cabbage shoots that have been
nipped by deer.
- Summer
- Flowers bloom throughout the summer.
- During late July and August the pink salmon run up the
river to spawn. Look for them where the trail passes near
the river. (Look for bears as well.)
- Fall
- In early fall the smell of rotting salmon can be
powerful.
- Southeast Alaska is not known for its fall colors, but
on a small scale, there are often a variety of colors in
the muskeg.
- Winter
- Icy bridges and board walks can be very slippery.
- Snow conditions are similar to those in town. Most
winters the trail will be snow free except after recent
snowfalls.