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Resources

We've gathered a smattering of resources for your AKLT adventure. 

​Resource Categories:

From the classic printed hiking guidebooks to the latest apps to guide you down the trail, there's something for everyone, in every season. 

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Online Trail Databases

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GPS navigation app designed for long-distance hiking. Crowdsourced water sources, campsites, and trail conditions.

AllTrails
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Used by Alaska State Parks and Mat-Su Borough for trail maps and information

OuterSpatial
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GPS navigation app designed for long-distance hiking. Crowdsourced water sources, campsites, and trail conditions.

Trailforks
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Professional-grade GPS app with multiple map layers, route planning, and offline capabilities.

Hiking Project
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GPS app with land ownership data, offline maps, and 3D terrain views

Map Apps

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Powerful web and mobile mapping tool. Excellent for custom route planning and printing custom maps.

CalTopo
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GPS navigation app designed for long-distance hiking. Crowdsourced water sources, campsites, and trail conditions.

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Professional-grade GPS app with multiple map layers, route planning, and offline capabilities.

Gaia GPS

Public Land Managers

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Official trail maps, guides, and conditions for Alaska State Parks.

Alaska State Parks
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Trail information, conditions, and maps for Chugach National Forest

Chugach NF
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Professional-grade GPS app with multiple map layers, route planning, and offline capabilities.

National Park Service

Safety & Education Resources

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Learn to coexist safely with Alaska's wildlife using the Alaska Department of Fish & Game website.

Wildlife Safety
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The bedrock standard for outdoor ethics and backcountry best practices.

Leave No Trace
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Resource for avalanche forecasts and winter backcountry safety.

Avalanche Info
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Learn the techniques for safely crossing a river in the backcountry.

River Crossing
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Learn the techniques for safe fire management in the backcountry. Only you can prevent forest fires!

Fire Safety

Printed Guidebooks

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The go-to comprehensive guidebook covering Southcentral Alaska

55 Ways
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100 hikes in Alaska's national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, wilderness areas, and state parks.

Hiking Alaska
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Detailed information about trails throughout Interior Alaska.

Outside

Trip Planning Tools

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The official resource for planning vacations across Alaska’s diverse regions, with detailed info on logistics.

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Travel planning resource providing curated, independent advice and sample itineraries for Alaska.

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Alaska Hike Search's education page provides overviews of most topics needed for backcountry safety. 

Alaska Hike Search
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A comprehensive, annual travel guide for Alaska, especially great for highway travel. 

The Milepost
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