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Mendenhall Waterfall, also known as "Nugget Falls," is located on beautiful Mendenhall Lake. From there, you also have a good view of the Mendenhall Glacier. You can easily get to the starting point from Juneau by bus or car. However, Juneau itself can only be reached by plane or boat.

If you're looking for a challenging trail run in the Skagway area, this is it. Even hiking here is a challenge, with steep inclines that may sometimes drop you out of a running pace and are virtually guaranteed to give you calves of steel.

This trail run isn't for the weak of ankle. But it can be great fun if you enjoy the challenge of variety underfoot, ranging from plank bridges to rocks, tree roots, and even occasional solid dirt footpath.

The idyllic shores of Perseverance Lake are a popular destination, especially on weekends. When the weather is warm enough, swimmers — both human and canine — may even take a dip off the "swimmer's rock."

On a clear day you can easily see Ketchikan sprawling below you from the summit of Deer Mountain. Ketchikan International Airport is also visible just across the water, on neighboring Gravina Island. As always when running in Alaska, you should be alert to the risk of unexpected wildlife encounters, and the possibility of fast-moving, rapidly changing weather.

Your reward for reaching to the end of the Perseverance Trail is a chance to explore the old mining ruins in Silverbow Basin — all that's left of what amounted to a major industrial site in the early 1900s. Use great caution: The ruins are unmaintained and unstable and (hopefully) needless to say, you should do any off-trail exploring at a walk.

You can probably guess how Gold Creek got its name. But the history behind Ebner Falls — this picturesque waterfall in Gold Creek, which you can see from an overlook on the trail — is a little more obscure. It may have been named for one of the early miners in this area. You'll also find one of the more precarious sections of trail here, as it narrows to a footpath to skirt around a cliff.

Compared to the crowds you'll usually find near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, this is a relatively quiet loop through the temperate rainforest. Expect runnable but semi-technical footpath, interspersed with tree roots and occasional planks/boardwalks and stairs that can be slippery when wet. As always when running in Alaska, be alert to the possibility of unexpected wildlife encounters.