Denali Backcountry Guides offers 2 guided Denali Park hiking options; one moderate walk, and one that is for the more fit travelers. While still a narrated tour, the interpretive hike covers more ground, and explores the glacier topology in depth.
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Denali National Park, Alaska
Denali Park Guided Day Hikes - 2 Hiking Options

Don't just look at Alaska through a window, but get out, stretch your legs and walk through it.

Denali Backcountry Guides has been guiding interpretive hikes and walking tours in Denali Park area since 1996. Our goal is to share our knowledge and love of Alaska on one of our day hikes.

Denali Backcountry Guides offers 2 guided hiking options. One is a Moderate walk with an average pace of about one mile per hour with frequent stops. The other is for the more fit travelers. While still a narrated tour, this interpretive hike covers more ground, and explores the glacier topology in depth.

Courtesy ground transportation from all the Denali area hotels.

Denali Park HIking Tours - 2 Walking And Hiking Options
Denali Raft ToursDenali Walking Tour- 3 Hours
This is most popular guided Denali hike. Meet your guide in the lobby of the local hotels. Drive times are short and group size is small (2-6 travelers).

Walking with an experienced local naturalist is really a great way to see the complicated connections of plants, animals, and people within the splendor of true wilderness in Alaska. The boreal forest in the lower elevations gives way to specialized sub arctic ecosystems like taiga and tundra. The permafrost areas and fantastic mountains are home to plants and animals highly adapted to the harsh elements. Your guide will stop frequently to explain this in depth.

Trails are best described as moderate, with tree roots, hills, and mud in places.  This is Alaska so bring your outdoor gear; sturdy walking shoes, water, jacket and rain gear, along with your camera and curiosity of this great land.  Some of the basic equipment is available, including rain gear, water, overboots and trekking poles.

This tour is not meant to be a workout, but it is three consecutive hours of walking on sometimes unimproved trails. Average pace is about one mile per hour with frequent stops.  There is time for resting, drinking, conversing and even picking berries in season.

Denali Backcountry Guides utilizes trails both inside and outside Denali Park, depending on where the best walking can be found. Small groups, experienced guides and the beauty of the north side of the Alaska range make this tour a great way to immerse yourself in the place you have traveled so far to see. Don’t forget your camera, and bring binoculars if you have them.

Hiking Level: Moderate, The trail is not flat.  Some up and down is required for the entire length of the tour.

Dress: Wear layers, sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. You may bring a backpack with water and snacks.

Daily: May 20 - September 10
Departure Times: 8:00am, 5:00pm, and 8:15pm through August 15

1 - 6 Travelers: $110 each plus tax


Or call Us At 907-205-5900
Denali Park Guided Hiking TourDenali Wilderness Hiking Tour - 5 Hours
This tour is for the more fit travelers. While still a narrated tour, the interpretive hike covers more ground, and explores the glacier topology in depth. The extra time on the ground gives the group a chance to see the forested area near the Nenana river, the brushy but wildlife rich sub-alpine tundra, and the gorgeous views and highly adapted vegetation of the taiga.

Groups size is a maximum of 6 people. This is Alaska so bring your outdoor gear; sturdy walking shoes, water, jacket and rain gear, along with your camera and curiosity of this great land. Some of the basic equipment is available, including rain gear, water, overboots and trekking poles.

Hiking Level: Strenuous

Dress: Wear layers, sunscreen, hats and sunglasses. You may bring a backpack with water and snacks. Don’t forget your camera, and bring binoculars if you have them

Daily: May 20 - September 10
Departure Times: 11:15am

1 - 6 Travelers: $140 each plus tax

Or call Us At 907-205-5900

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Prices are subject to change without notice.

Tour Itineraries: Backcountry Safaris and other tour operators that we work with strive to give you a high quality Alaska experience. The tour itinerary shown on our web page is an example tour itinerary. The actual tour itinerary may vary some due to weather, safety, guest abilities and other conditions. Backcountry Safaris and other independent tour contractors reserve the right to change the tour itinerary and/or make substitutions at any time and without prior notice or to cancel all or part of any tour in its reasonable discretion, for the safety of its participants or due to insufficient number of participants signing up for a tour, because of weather, for the comfort and well being of our guests, for any other conditions that might affect the quality of tour, or as deemed necessary by the tour operator or trip leader.

Limitations of liability: Although every precaution is taken to safeguard you and your belongings, our adventure trips involve inherent risks and dangers which are beyond our control and Backcountry Safaris shall assume no responsibility for personal injuries or deaths and loss of personal property. Due to the nature of the activities, a condition of your participation is that you will read and sign the acknowledgment and Release of Liability before the tour begins. A copy of the text is available on request.
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