Homer Spit Trail

The feel

The Homer Spit Trail is a flat paved cruise in excellent condition, easy and flat as a pancake for most of its length. It runs about 4 miles from the base of the Homer Spit to the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.

The first mile follows a broad estuary that is great for birding, passing one home built from an old fishing boat and another standing alone on stilts above the mud flats. Past the one-mile mark, fishing boats sit out of the water for repairs. Halfway down the spit you pass blocks of businesses on pilings with boardwalks, coffee shacks and seafood restaurants. Near the lagoon, charter companies clean the daily catch where you can watch, and the Salty Dawg Saloon, built in 1897, has thousands of dollar bills pinned to its walls.

What to expect

Route and terrain

Paved, about 4 miles one way, easy and mostly flat.

Kids

Easy and flat for most of its length.

Season and access

May-Oct.

Mingo says

Ride between May-Oct and slow down in the first mile for the estuary birding. Leave time for the pilings and boardwalks along the way.

Before you go

• Plan for coffee shacks and seafood restaurants halfway down the spit.
• Know that snagging with giant treble hooks is still allowed at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.
• Land's End Hotel sits at the end of the Spit.

Written October 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page.