Trail
Laughton Glacier Trail
Train-access trail from the WP&YR Glacier stop (mile 14) through old-growth forest to the Laughton Glacier cabin and moraine.
Tongass National Forest · USFS
- Distance
- 1.5 mi[1]
- Route type
- Out and back
- Access modes
- Train · Hike
- Has cabin or shelter
- Yes
- Hazards
- Glacier travel beyond the moraine; train schedule; bears.
TrainHike
Reached only by the White Pass & Yukon Route train: ride 14 miles to the Glacier flag stop, then hike 1.5 miles along the Skagway River to the Forest Service cabin, about 1,000 feet below Laughton Glacier, and continue up the moraine. The trail was reconstructed in 2007. Allow time to meet the scheduled train back; service runs May through September. Brown and black bears use this area; make noise, carry bear spray and keep food secured.
- [1]Distance: 1.5 miles one way to the cabin (USDA Forest Service, Laughton Glacier Trail); also reported as 3 to 5 miles round trip from the railroad stop (NPS Longer Day Hikes), 3 miles round trip (Recreation.gov, Laughton Glacier Cabin), 5 to 8 mile hike (White Pass & Yukon Route, Skagway to Laughton). All footnotes
In pictures
Hiking · Camping · Photography
Sources
- Laughton Glacier CabinRecreation.gov · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Laughton Glacier TrailUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Longer Day HikesNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Laughton Glacier CabinUSDA Forest Service, Tongass National Forest · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Skagway to Laughton Round TripWhite Pass & Yukon Route Railway · Accessed 2026-11-11
Last updated 2026-11-12