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This information is a public record of the 1971 NRT application and may be out of date if it has not been updated by a trail manager --
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Pinnell Mountain Trail

Bureau of Land Management Backcountry Trail
  • Length
    27.3 miles
  • Elevation Gain
    --
  • Route Type
    out & back

This NRT follows ridges above timberline in the vastness of interior Alaska.

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Hiking over Pinnell Mountain toward Porcupine Dome, near Fairbanks Alaska. Photo by Teri Balser.
Hiking over Pinnell Mountain toward Porcupine Dome, near Fairbanks Alaska. Photo by Teri Balser.




  • Hiking over Pinnell Mountain toward Porcupine Dome, near Fairbanks Alaska. Photo by Teri Balser.
  • Hiking over Pinnell Mountain toward Porcupine Dome, near Fairbanks Alaska. Photo by Teri Balser.
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Location: 50 miles NE of Fairbanks on north side of AL 6.

  • States: Alaska
  • Counties: Southeast Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star

The 27-mile Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail traverses alpine ridge lines and saddles. all above timberline. It allows access to outstanding natural resources associated with a high alpine tundra community.

The alpine tundra is the summer home of many different nesting birds, including Long-tailed Jaeger, Surfbird, Northern Wheatear (a Eurasian migrant), Horned Lark, and Gray-crowned Rosy-finch. These birds nest in typical trailside habitats and are exciting sightings for birders and wildlife watchers. Many different kinds of wildflowers abound during the summer when the 24-hour daylight of the midnight sun brings a spectrum of color to the lush greens of the tundra.

The trail is an excellent place to observe periglacial features associated with the discontinuous permafrost of the Yukin-Tanana Uplands.

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Allowed Uses:

Dogs, on leash Hiking/Walking

Other Activities

  • Camping

Public Contact

Teri Balser
Bureau of Land Management
Eastern Interior Field Office
Fairbanks, AK 99709
[email protected] • 907-474-2200
aurora.ak.blm.gov

Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.

More Details

  • Elevation (low): 3164
  • Elevation (high): 4934
  • Elevation (cumulative): --
  • Part of a Trail System? No
  • Surface (primary): Grass or Vegetation
  • Surfaces (additional): Grass or Vegetation
  • Tread Width (average): 24"
  • Tread Width (minimum): --
  • Running length (minimum): --
  • Tread Grade (average, percent): 8
  • Tread Grade (maximum): 39
  • Running length (maximum): --
  • Cross-slope (average, percent): --
  • Cross-slope (maximum): --
  • Running length (maximum): --
  • Certified as an NRT
    May 31, 1971
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