Terrifying moment a couple comes face-to-face with some huge brown bears while trekking in Alaska

Alaskan hikers have the exciting moment they got close to some huge brown bears in Katmai National Park.

Alex McGregor shared footage of his “interesting encounter” with fellow walker Laura on TikTok on March 10.

“It’s coming right at us,” he tells his partner at the beginning of the video as the first brown bear comes into view.

Alex then spots another bear making his way down the hiking trail and crosses the trail to safety.

He wrote on TikTok that the pair had been trained to get off the trail and give way to the bears, making their presence known so as not to startle them.

He said, “We are very grateful to the bear school training that helped us stay calm and out of the way.”

Alex realizes the bear is approaching (L) and makes the right decision to establish the distance (R)

“Hello bear,” Alex says at the beginning of the video before quickly realizing “it’s coming… right at us.”

Alex takes a few steps back as the bear approaches.

He calmly instructs Laura when to move and when to stop when he notices the second bear.

“No, two bears.”

Laura can also be heard greeting the bears.

Alex steadily crosses the path to create distance between the animals and themselves.

The nearest bear sniffs around for a few seconds, more interested in the grass.

Alex calls Laura warning, “No! Get off the path!’

He advises her to leave while the bear still in sight shuffles around closer to the path.

The couple then went further into the woods, which they said in the comments they were trained to do – rather than descending the trail.

Soon the bear becomes disinterested and plods back onto the trail.

Paws for Thought: The huge bear approaches the trail but stops, more interested in the foliage

The pair retreat from the trail into the woods and the bear soon decides to move on

The US National Park Service advises keep your distance from bears, avoid sudden movements that could startle an animal, or hide and startle it.

“Pay attention to your surroundings and do your best to stand out if you’re in an area with known bear activity or a good food source, such as berry bushes.”

Bear attacks are rare. Most attack only when they feel threatened, to defend their cubs or to protect food.

If you are attacked by a brown or grizzly bear, the advice is to play dead, lie flat on your stomach and spread your legs to make it more difficult for the bear to turn you around. Fighting back usually just makes things worse.

If you are attacked by a black bear, the advice is to escape. If this doesn’t work, try fighting back with ‘any object available’.