Back Loop Bridge trailhead closed for glacial outburst flood wall construction

Ryder Newland stands before a swath of cut trees where the berm will go at the Back Loop Bridge trailhead on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (Photo by Alix Soliman/KTOO)
The U.S. Forest Service closed the entrance to Juneau’s Back Loop Bridge Trail in Mendenhall Valley on Monday. A portion of the hiking area has become part of the glacial outburst flood wall construction zone.At a flood preparedness workshop at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Tuesday, staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engin