Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 3 miles
Elevation Gain: 500-1500ft
Type: Out-and-Back
Features: Kid Friendly, Running
3 miles
Moderate
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance: 3 miles
Elevation Gain: 500-1500ft
Type: Out-and-Back
Features: Kid Friendly, Running
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Ebner Falls is located on Perseverence Trail. There is an overlook from the trail and it’s also possible to hike down to the bottom of the falls for photos. The falls cascade down rock steps for between 100 and 200 feet.
This side trail leads to the edge of the AJ Glory Hole, a massive chasm with 800 foott deep walls. The mine produced millions of dollars in gold during its operational life. The hole was created in a process where miners would blast under a mound of earth and have it collapse. This allowed for easy mining of the ore and then the hole could be blasted a layer deeper. The hole is roughly 1⁄2 mile long and 1⁄3 mile wide and has vertical walls.… ...more
A side trail from Perseverance that breaks off 2 miles into the hike, this trail is generally muddy because of the beautiful waterfalls and snow that resides on the mountains until early summer. (And there’s extreme avalanche danger in winter.) But it’s a great day hike, and if you keep to the left you can access the alpine high country of Mount Juneau. There are beautiful alpine lakes and wildflowers along the way as you gain over 1,200… ...more
The trail is very steep from this point to the summit. When the weather is good, some people walk over toward Granite Basin on the ridge. There are marmot, spruce grouse and black bears seen here often.