The Long Trail is a rare bipartisan initiative beloved by both environmentalists searching for sustainable recreation and conservatives hoping for tourist money. Yet it still faces the major foes ...

The Alaska Long Trail is a work-in-progress, 500-plus mile multimodal route connecting trail systems from Seward to Fairbanks. Apart from planning and constructing new segments, ...

It is claimed that the Alaska Long Trail project is almost 25% complete. Even if it were not, the trail construction costs would be about $212.5 million to $325 million in today’s dollars.

The idea of a so-called Alaska Long Trail has been around for a long time, but really picked up steam in 2019, according to Haley Johnston with Alaska Trails, ...

Advocates of the 500-mile trail network say there has been enough progress to draw long-distance hikers this summer, as they seek state support for more.

The trail has long been a goal of Alaska Trails, a statewide nonprofit organization and a primary proponent of the Alaska Long Trail. The proposed trail route would run from Seward to Fairbanks, a ...

The Alaska Long Trail, which has long been a dream of Alaska trails organizations, is one step closer to coming to fruition. Funding for 15 Long Trail projects was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 ...

A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A proposed 500-mile hiking trail from south-central Alaska to Fairbanks aimed at drawing more adventurers to the state has garnered support from the governor, tourism ...

The Alaska Long Trail was first conceived of in May 2020, just as the state’s public lands began to overflow with locals eager to escape the confines of their homes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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