Alaska Basin
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 16.66 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3,832 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Very difficult
- Elevation loss
- 3,832 ft
- Max elevation
- 10,517 ft
- TrailRank
-
30
1
- Min elevation
- 6,975 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours 27 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2631
- Uploaded
- December 14, 2018
- Recorded
- September 2014
near Alta, Wyoming (United States)
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Best time to ride is August or September. It climbs to Hurricane Pass which has a good view of the Tetons. Many riders go back the way they came, however for the adventuresome, the map shows the route down Roaring Creek Canyon.
If you choose to go down Roaring Creek notice that the route goes high along the S side of the valley. Do not go down to the Creek. The trail is not there. Look for rock cairns. You may lose your way or end up following a dead end trail branch at least once. Have a map or your GPS with the track loaded. I like this kind of adventure. You are passing down a canyon much less traveled. On the final descent, I dismount and walk because the trail is steep and eroded. Give the horse a break but watch your feet.
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If you choose to go down Roaring Creek notice that the route goes high along the S side of the valley. Do not go down to the Creek. The trail is not there. Look for rock cairns. You may lose your way or end up following a dead end trail branch at least once. Have a map or your GPS with the track loaded. I like this kind of adventure. You are passing down a canyon much less traveled. On the final descent, I dismount and walk because the trail is steep and eroded. Give the horse a break but watch your feet.
Click on "View more" below to see map opened in CalTopo.
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This is not a good trail in the roaring fork area. Definitely NOT recommended, best to avoid. Horses have had to be put down traveling there. Cairns are consistently removed as they are illegal anyway.