Horseshoe Lake Trail

After our roadside encounter with the moose family, we drove a short distance up the Park Road to the small parking lot near the trailhead for the Horseshoe Lake Trail ... 4 miles roundtrip ... considered moderate, but mostly a gradual ascent on the way back.

Beautiful woodland setting ... lovely scenery ... nice loop around a lake, with a spur off to the banks of the Nenana River ... at least four really big beaver dams, but no beavers ... birds on trees and wading at the edge of the lake.

The downside of this trail is its popularity. We had plenty of companions on the trail, though we did manage to have some quiet time since most of the hikers were faster-paced than we were.Read more