Ketchikan Mountain Lake Trek to Avalanche Chute
Description
Come join us on a stunning 4-mile roundtrip hike in a small group of up to no more than 7 guests! This tour is led by owner and operator, Tongass Teague. Enjoy connecting with him, each other, and the wilderness of Southeast Alaska. Hike an improved gravel trail alongside a forested lake below a mountain. Plenty of spots for picture taking. From there, the second mile’s more natural tread is mixed with gravel, large rocks, and roots as you ascend through an old-growth rainforest displaying large specimens of Sitka spruce. Learn about some of our flora and fauna and hear about our complicated logging history and what it means for our future. Learn how to protect our endangered old-growth forests! At 1100 feet of elevation, arrive at the bottom of an avalanche chute (devoid of snow in the summer), our destination. Be one of only two tours a day allowed on this cherished trail.
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Itinerary
Come join us on a stunning 3-hour, 4-mile roundtrip hike in a small group of up to 7 guests! Hike an improved gravel trail alongside a forested lake below a mountain. Plenty of spots for picture taking. From there, the second mile’s more natural tread is mixed with gravel, large rocks, and roots as you ascend through an old-growth rainforest displaying large specimens of Sitka spruce. At 1100 feet of elevation, you arrive at the bottom of an avalanche chute, our destination. Be one of only two tours a day allowed on this cherished trail. This tour is led by the owner and operator. Enjoy connecting with him, each other, and the wilderness of Southeast Alaska. Ask about how to practice mindfulness on the hike and in other areas of your life! Ask about our endangered old-growth forests and how to protect them!
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
TONGASS TEAGUE LLC MEETING INSTRUCTIONS CRUISE PASSENGERS: MEET INSIDE THE BERTH 3 GLASS SHELTER BY THE CITY MAP that butts up to Tongass Avenue. RIGHT NEXT TO SOCKEYE SAM'S @ 425 Water St, Ketchikan, AK 99901. WARD COVE GUESTS: Customers docked here will need to take a shuttle downtown to meet at the Berth 3 shelter. Pick-up may be requested depending on availability. Please contact Teague to see about the possibility of arranging a pick-up and/or drop-off. Non-cruise passengers: Please call Teague to arrange a pick-up location. Refer to the map on your ticket voucher to find Berth 3 from your ship's dock. The time listed on your ticket is the time of the tour's departure. Please be punctually mindful and arrive on time. Note: Face masks may be required and will be provided if needed. If masks are required and guests choose not to wear them, they will not be allowed on the tour and no refund will be granted.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- MUST WEAR FACE MASKS IN VEHICLE DURING TRANSPORTATION
Reviews(22)
Rain didn’t dampen our fun! We ended up having a private tour (4 of us) and our guide was awesome. So friendly and knowledgeable. We had a great time! It looked like we were in a storybook.
Absolute highlight of our Alaskan cruise. Teague was an amazing guide. The hike was just the right amount of activity level. He engaged all of us and was very informative about local flora, fauna and history.
Our family of five (ages 23 -67) thoroughly enjoyed our guided hike with Teague. Pickup and drop off was straightforward and easy. We lucked out with great weather and the hike by the lake and up through the forest was beautiful! Teague told us all about the nature around us. He was very personable and ensured that we all had a good hike. If your time is limited in Ketchikan, I highly recommend this tour as a way to get away from the crowds and let a local show you some of the beautiful sights in the Tongass National Forest.
Highly recommend! We booked direct with Teague for our stop in Ketchikan on Celebrity Solstice. We had an amazing day, beautiful hike and Teague was a wealth of information about the forest and the history of Ketchikan and Tongass National Forest. Such an incredible view from the top - the waterfall was beautiful!
Amazing guide/owner!!! He took us a post rainy day around this gorgeous area !! He was so knowledgeable!! I would recommend this trip to anyone He made is hot tea at the top ! Our favorite tour in 14 days there !!!! Great !!!
Amazing beautiful hike with a great guide! It rained the entire time and we had a 2 year old hiking with us that cried on the way down haha so I’m sure we’re a memorable group for our guide! We still talk about this hike and how wonderful it was, worth every minute! Loved the hot tea at the top! Unforgettable landscape!
Teague was an easy going, very knowledgeable guide and made the hike great! Rain forest is amazingly lush and the scenery along the way and at the chute was beautiful. Would definitely recommend this experience!
Teague is amazing. He knows so much about the forest and shares it in a really engaging way. Tongass forest is beautiful. And Teague adjusted to our pace but still was able to get us up to the Avalanche Chute in the time we had. It was super fun to hike with him! Definitely a trip worth taking.
This hike was great! Very informative and very interesting. The hike wasn’t too challenging, just a little steep in spots but it was absolutely doable. Small group made it feel more personable. View from the top was incredible and the lake was beautiful! Definitely recommend.
We finally had a blue sky day in Alaska and what an amazing way to celebrate hiking with Teague in the Tongass NF. Yes there were steep parts but the pace was steady and our guide was kindly and attentive. Tongass is a place apart. It has air that tastes like your favorite ice cream and green mossy views to calm any stressed soul. It was truly memorable to be in amongst the ferns, the dabbled sunlight, the fallen moss covered giant trees and to learn about the forest, the people of the Tongass and to hike it under blue skies in Alaska. Oh so worth all the effort!
