Trail
Turnagain Arm Trail
Hillside trail above the Seward Highway from Potter to Windy Corner, with early wildflowers and Dall sheep.
Chugach State Park · Alaska State Parks
- Distance
- 9.5 mi[1]
- Route type
- Point to point
- Access modes
- Road · Hike
- Bikes allowed
- No
- Stock allowed
- No
- Motorized allowed
- No
RoadHike
Runs 9.5 miles one way between four Seward Highway trailheads: Potter (Mile 115), McHugh Creek (Mile 112), Rainbow (Mile 108) and Windy Corner (Mile 106). It follows a support route built during railroad construction in the 1910s, 200 to 1,000 feet above the highway. Most of it is easy; Rainbow to Windy Corner is moderate. Expect views of Turnagain Arm, the first spring wildflowers and Dall sheep near Windy Corner. Horses are not allowed.
- [1]Distance: 9.5 miles (Alaska State Parks, Turnagain Arm Trails brochure); also reported as 9.4 miles (Alaska State Parks, Chugach State Park Recreational Opportunities). All footnotes
In pictures
Hiking · Wildlife viewing
Sources
- Chugach State Park: Recreational OpportunitiesAlaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation · Accessed 2026-11-13
- Turnagain Arm Trails brochure (Chugach State Park)Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation · Accessed 2026-11-13
Last updated 2026-11-13