Denali Alaska Range 5hr Mountain Hike w/Views & Naturalist Guide
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Do you like jaw-dropping views? A good workout? Learning about Denali? If you answered “no” to any of those questions, this tour isn’t for you. But if you answered yes… Ready? Leave the buses and boardwalks behind. Hike high into the Alaska Range. Feel the wind in your hair. As the views unfold, you can’t peel your eyes away. The rugged mountains rise around you like castles. The wide valleys stretch into the distance. The greens, reds, and blues of the tundra create a patchwork quilt unlike any other. Now pick your jaw back up! There’s more to see, and higher to go! Toil further up the steep ridge. Scramble over jagged rocks. Stroll through dips full of delicate wildflowers. Later in the season, enjoy the bounty of wild blueberries, lingonberries, currants, and more. So tell me - will you settle for the buses and boardwalks most people in Denali see? Or will you come with us and adventure into the Alaska Range, seeing views normally reserved for the Dall sheep? The choice is yours.
Inclusions
What's included
- Trekking poles
- Rain Jackets
What's not
- Snacks
- Lunch
Itinerary
You will be picked up from your hotel by one of our guides, then drive to the start of a trail leading up a mountain ridge. From there, your guide will take you up the mountain, stopping along the way to point out the fascinating natural features and ecosystems around you. As you climb higher into the alpine, you will be confronted with alpine tundra ecosystems and incredible views that you won't find anywhere else. When you get back to the van, your guide will drop you back off at your hotel lobby. The whole experience, from pickup to drop-off, will take approximately 4.5 - 5 hours.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Great hike with our...
Great hike with our guide, Beth. She taught us so much about the region and made this a most enjoyable hike!
5Private, guided hike in Denali National Park
Booked a private tour and it was honestly one of the best hikes I’ve done. Don was our guide and he was just great. Super friendly right from the start, easy to talk to, and clearly knew his stuff. What I appreciated most was how flexible he was - especially when we decided to take a slower route with different views, he just adjusted on the fly without any fuss. Made the whole day way better. He also pointed out a ton of plants and wildlife we would’ve walked right past. Knew the names, little facts about them, where to look… it felt like we were out with someone who actually lives and breathes this stuff, not just reading from a script. Really solid experience. If you go with Northern Epics, try to get Don. Highly recommend.
5Beautiful Views
Our guide, Beth, was amazing!! It was just my husband and I on our tour and she did a great job tailoring the hike to our ability yet pushing us to be adventurous!! We so enjoyed learning about the plants, animals and just the sheer beauty of Denali National Park! Would highly recommend Beth and this hike!
5Beth was great!
Great experience with Beth! Thoroughly enjoyed experience! Very knowledgeable! Great pace of hike! Learned a lot!
5Hike Denali
Beth was amazing! Knew so much information about the area and the wilderness. This is a strenuous hike, but so much fun.
5Great afternoon on the mountain and survival tour!
What a wonderful introduction to Alaska's wilderness with Jade and Abby! We did the mountain hike with Jade on one day and the survival course the next day with Jade and Abby, and both were unforgettable experiences. The knowledge that Jade and Abby hold about Alaska's wilderness is very impressive, and what was really amazing is that with their excellent narration skills they were able to transfer some of that knowledge to us. I left our hike and survival trail walk with an appreciation for Alaskan wilderness and a many new skills. Jade also kept our hike moving at a very comfortable pace, taking advantage of every stop we made to catch our breath on the hike to teach us something new about nature and offering berry snacks from around us. A tour with Northern Epics is absolutely a must do during your Alaska trip!!
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Across the street from the main boardwalk of Denali.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Northern Epics
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for travelers who cannot hike uphill for 3 hours or more.
How it compares in Denali National Park
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 46 experiences we list in Denali National Park.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 15 of 46.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Denali National Park
Denali National Park is six million acres of tundra, spruce forest and glaciers in interior Alaska, centred on the highest mountain in North America.
Denali National Park and Preserve covers about six million acres of interior Alaska, a landscape of braided rivers, tundra, spruce forest and glaciers spread across the Alaska Range. The mountain itself, 6,190 metres high, is the highest in North America. It often hides in cloud, so a clear view of the summit is a matter of luck.
Top-ranked sights in Denali National Park: Denali Visitor Center.
