![]() Skilak Lake Road is usually manageable by most passenger vehicles during the summer, but even that access can be a little dubious sometimes, especially if the weather’s been wet and it’s been some time since the last pass by a road grader. So, unless you’re planning to ski in, that trailhead is summer-only. The good news is that with a minimum of forethought you can reserve the cabins too, in which case the rowboats are all yours:Ī note about trail access via Skilak Lake RoadĪlthough the Seven Lakes trail is theoretically open year-round, the Engineer Lake trailhead is only accessible when Skilak Lake Road is passable - and Skilak Lake Road is not plowed during the winter. Each rowboat is paired with one of the public use cabins along the trail, so they belong to whomever is currently renting the relevant cabin. However, you can’t just jump in and use them. You might have noticed the rowboat in the picture for this post - and in fact, you’re likely to see two of them along the Seven Lakes trail. The Rowboats Go With the Public Use Cabins Just before mile 5: The trail passes Kelly Lake public use cabin, and of course Kelly Lake.Mile 3.6: Signed access trail for the pretty but marshy Hikers Lake, which you glimpsed at mile 3.3.Mile 2.6: Signed 0.6-mile side trail leads to Hidden Lake.Mile 1: Right fork leads to the Engineer Lake public use cabin.If you’re doing the Seven Lakes trail as a thru-hike from the Engineer Lake trailhead, here are the lakes - and other major landmarks - you’ll pass along the way: Which Lakes Will You Pass on the Seven Lakes Trail? If you’re doing it as an out-and-back hike, I recommend starting (and finishing) at the Kelly Lake trailhead to maximize the time you spend walking along the lakeshore. Seven Lakes trail is actually a tiny thru-hike, measuring 5.5 miles between the trailheads at each end, and if you set up a car shuttle to do it as a thru hike, I recommend starting at the Engineer Lake trailhead so that you’re walking toward the majority of the lakeshore trail, instead of away from it. There is a small day use/trailhead parking area for hikers. At mile 68.8, follow signs for the Kelly Lake campground, which will be on the south (left) side of the highway. Turn south (left) onto unpaved Skilak Lake Road and watch the milepost signs: The trailhead is at mile 9.5 of Skilak Lake Road.ĭriving directions for the Kelly Lake trailhead: From Cooper Landing, take the Sterling Highway west for about 20 miles. Share this: Seven Lakes Trailhead Directionsĭriving directions for the Engineer Lake trailhead: From Cooper Landing, take the Sterling Highway west for 10 miles to its first junction with Skilak Lake Road.
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