Upper Trail Lake Moose Pass Alaska

Upper Trail Lake Kenai Peninsula Moose Pass

Moose Pass is a scenic mountain village nestled on the southwest shore of upper Trail Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. Surrounded by the Chugach National Forest, it’s an ideal place for hikers and backpackers to stage outdoor adventures, and lies along both the Seward Highway and the Alaska Railroad, making it easy to reach from Anchorage, 100 miles to the north, or Seward, 26 miles to the south.  

Moose Pass provides easy access to numerous Kenai Peninsula trails. The closest is Johnson Pass Trail, whose southern trailhead is at Mile 32.5 of the Seward Highway, just three miles northwest of town. This 23-mile trail winds over a 1,550-foot alpine pass, around two small alpine lakes and is part of the original Iditarod trail blazed by prospectors on their way from Seward to the golden beaches of Nome. Other trails only a short distance from Moose Pass are Carter Lake Trail, Victor Creek Trail, Ptarmigan Creek Trail and Lost Lake Trail.

Upper Trail Lake is a lake located just 23.8 miles from Bear Creek, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, in the state of Alaska, United States, near Moose Pass, Alaska.

Directions to Upper Trail Lake : It is Located at mile 31.5 along the Seward Highway between the fish hatchery and the town of Moose Pass is a large gravel peninsula protruding out into Upper Trail Lake. The turnoff is easy to miss as it's located in the sharp corner on the highway. There is a turn lane going both directions to aid in traffic.