There are three ways to experience the Takshanuk Mountain Trail!  The easiest way, is to drive up to the trail head, at 7 Mile Lutak Road, and ask when is the next available tour time.  If you are on a cruise and porting in Haines, AK, book our tour with your cruise ship or, if your ship does not offer our tour, call us direct.  We will pick you up at the docks and bring you to the trail head!  Porting in Skagway, AK?  We will set you up with a scenic Ferry Boat ride to Haines, which will last about thirty minutes, then pick you up at the docks in the Takshanuk Trail Bus.

   After arriving at the trail head, your guide will instruct you on how the Kawasaki Mules operate and give a brief safety speech.  The tour will begin, as "you" drive one of our Mules up a well constructed trail!  Your first stop will be at the Rustic Cabin, located about 1100ft. in elevation.  There you will enjoy fresh out of the oven cookies, lemonade, coffee, hot tea and hot chocolate. There are rest rooms available and a warm fireplace at the cabin!

   After a short break, we will continue up to 1500ft, with many stops along the way. As you drive along the trail, you can't help, but notice the beautiful forest floors. There is plenty of rain in southeast Alaska, so the plant life seems to radiate! A log bridge will take you across, one of many, fast moving mountain streams. Near the highest point of the trail, you will arrive at a breathtaking waterfall!  We will dismount our "Mules" and take pictures of and beside this waterfall!  The next stop will be at a clear mountain lake, with water so clear you can see to the bottom.  This will also be your opportunity to pick and sample Wild Alaskan Blueberries!  The final stop will make your heart race!  This will be an overlook of the Pacific Ocean, Chilkoot Lake and the many snowcapped mountains Alaska is truly known for.  Don't forget your camera!  Your guide will narrate your tour, while giving many descriptions about the plant life, geography and the wildlife around you.

   You will soon be back at the Rustic Cabin to enjoy a wonderfully prepared Halibut and BBQ chicken meal!  Enjoy, what is believed by some, to be the best meal in Haines!   Vegetarian meals are available, with a 24hr notice.  Just remember, you are not the only animals in the forest that know what a great meal smells like!  On many occasions, black or brown bears will visit the cabin while the food is being prepared.  Although, we have never had an incident with a bear, they must be respected!  The guides will instruct you to proper actions around bears.  Once you have eaten, visited the restroom and chatted by the fire, we will make our way back to the trail head to say our goodbye's!  The Takshanuk Trail Buses will take you on a short tour of Historic Haines and Fort William H. Seward, a former army base, before getting you back to the dock.  Visit haines.ak.us to find out more about Haines, AK!  We hope to see you again, the next time you visit Haines!