Published August 23, 2017 05:58AM
The Best Day Hikes in America: Crow Pass to Raven Glacier
Chugach National Forest, Alaska
'flickr/Paxson Woelber'
Leave it to Alaska to bundle life-list scenery and challenge into what amounts to a neighborhood ramble in an Anchorage exurb. On the hump to 3,550-foot Crow Pass, nab eyefuls of giant glaciers and waterfalls as you climb through bear, moose, and Dall sheep habitat. Before, fuel up on a cinnamon roll the size of a baseball mitt at The Bake Shop in Girdwood.
Distance 8 miles (out and back) Trailhead 61.018138, -149.092272 Drive time 1:05 from Anchorage Season Late June to September Contact
Access 4.6
Solitude 4.3
Scenery 4.9
Scores are on a scale of 5