This is a great idea! I think the security concerns are silly, as the pipeline is already very accessible in many places just off the road. It's a little paranoid to think that people are going to hike hundreds of miles just to screw with the pipeline simply because there's a trail there. If they had the mind to do it, the lack of an official trail certainly would not stop them. If we let "security" control our every moves, soon we'll be locked in our homes and will need permission from the government to step outside and use our public lands. It's already such a hassle to travel thanks to our  airport "security" force, do we have to let them control our outdoors recreation as well?

I'm not super stoked on attracting more "exercise tourists" but I think more trails is a good thing for actual Alaskans as well.