Trail
Dan Moller Trail
- Distance
- 3 mi
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Route type
- Out and back
Planked Douglas Island trail climbing to an alpine bowl and the Dan Moller Cabin.
3.0 mi
Public-use cabin
Dan Moller Cabin
Two-level Douglas Island cabin in an alpine bowl, 3 miles up the Dan Moller Trail.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Sleeps
- 7
- Heat
- Propane
- Fuel provided
- Yes
- Outhouse
- Yes
- Water source
- Nearby creek (treat)
- Fee per night
- 75 USD
- Booking url
- recreation.gov
- Access modes
- Hike · Ski
- Hike distance
- 3 mi
- Winter access
- Yes
HikeSki
A 16 × 20 ft two-level cabin three and a half miles southwest of Juneau on Douglas Island, reached by the 3-mile Dan Moller Trail from Pioneer Avenue (or from the end of Jackson Street in West Juneau). Wooden bunks sleep seven; a propane wall furnace (propane provided) heats the cabin. No mattresses or cooking gear. A creek runs nearby; treat all water. The trail crosses avalanche paths in winter. $75 per night.
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- Dan Moller CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-08
Last updated 2026-11-09
Nearby within 25 miles
Trails
Trail
Dan Moller Trail
- Distance
- 2.2622599439461 mi
Planked Douglas Island trail climbing to an alpine bowl and the Dan Moller Cabin.
2.3 mi
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- Distance
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- Distance
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- Distance
- 11.1819692819124 mi
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- Distance
- 11.1819692819124 mi
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11.2 mi
Trail
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- Distance
- 11.7858460919045 mi
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11.8 mi
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- Distance
- 19.2145647218183 mi
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19.2 mi
Trail
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- Distance
- 22.0299551944208 mi
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22.0 mi
Trail
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- Distance
- 22.3204909737756 mi
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22.3 mi
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