Avoid the trail in winter because of extreme avalanche danger.
Images granite creek trail juneau.
The washington state department of natural resources dnr built a 1 3 mile trail segment that ascends the lower part of the granite creek valley between 2015 2017 and officially opened the trailhead on july 29 2017.
The trail features wild flowers and berries alpine lakes spectacular water falls and ends at a beautiful basin.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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 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.
The trail is primarily used for hiking nature trips and bird watching and is best used from april until september.
Juneau trail branches off to the left north.
The trailhead is located to the left about 2 miles from the beginning of perseverance trail.
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.
As of 2012 new switchbacks have been added so the ascent isn t as steep as it once was.
Granite creek trail begin on the perseverance trail at the end of basin road.
After about a mile from the trailhead the mt.
Soak it all in.
Sheep creek was named by joe juneau and richard harris after mistaking mountain goats for sheep.
Granite creek trail is as of 2017 being improved.
The trail begins in the forest rises abruptly then drops into sheep creek valley.
A few hundred yards more and you can sit on a wooden platform and look down on the valley you just hiked up.
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.
In doing so dnr switched the designations of the granite creek and granite creek connector trailheads.
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.
The trail is primarily used for hiking walking running and nature trips.
The old mining buildings are barely standing.
After a short while there is a view across the canyon to the alaska juneau mine.
A broken bridge at the bottom of a falls marks the near end of the trail.
The trail then switchbacks up.
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.
The juneau ridge route starts on the perseverance trail.
Juneau trail then climbs rather steeply for more than two miles to the summit of mt.
Go only in dry weather to avoid disastrous falls.
