Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Trail of Time
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5.0
(7)
This Highlight goes through a protected area
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Tongass National Forest
Tips
April 24, 2023
Hiking
Watch as moss- and lichen-covered rocks transition to "early colonizing" trees like willows and alder, then transition into a more mature forest. Keep an eye out for wildlife, too.
August 17, 2025
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Distance 265 m
Uphill 10 m
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