About hiking in Chugach Census Area

Chugach Census Area, Alaska has 51 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 88.2 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Sand Trail, at 8.1 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Chugach Census Area are like

By length, 30 are under a mile, 16 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Portage Pass Trail, at 0.6 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 15 easy, 21 moderate, and 15 hard. Of the 51 with measured elevation, Girls Mountain Scramble Route climbs the most, about 4,178 ft, and 15 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 51 hiking trails, longest first

Sand TrailHikeMTB8.1 mi Shoup Bay TrailHike7.1 mi Goat Mountain TrailHike6.9 mi Alice Smith Intertie TrailHike6.0 mi Lake Elsner TrailHike6.0 mi Bridal Veil Falls TrailHike4.0 mi Heney Ridge TrailHike3.9 mi Power Creek TrailHike3.9 mi Eyak River TrailHike3.3 mi Girls Mountain Scramble RouteHike3.2 mi Saddlebag Glacier TrailHike3.0 mi Crater Lake TrailHike2.5 mi Sheridan Mountain TrailHike2.3 mi McKinley Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Thompson Pass Pack TrailHike1.9 mi Pipeline Lakes TrailHike1.7 mi Trail To EllamarHike1.6 mi Evergreen TrailHike1.5 mi Emerald Cove TrailHike1.5 mi Mount Eyak TrailHike1.3 mi Horsetail Falls TrailHike1.2 mi Childs Clacier North TrailHike0.9 mi Mike O'Leary TrailHike0.9 mi Copper River TrailHike0.9 mi Sheridan Glacier TrailHike0.9 mi Mineral Creek Riverbed TrailHike0.9 mi former "White Alice" roadHike0.7 mi Ibeck Slough TrailHike0.7 mi Haystack TrailHike0.7 mi Fox Farm TrailHike0.7 mi MamboHike0.6 mi Portage Pass TrailHike0.6 mi Lake View TrailHike0.6 mi Meals Reservoir TrailHike0.6 mi TowersHike0.5 mi Dock Point TrailHike0.4 mi Park Strip TrailHike0.4 mi Alaganik Slough TrailHike0.4 mi Lower SunnysideHike0.4 mi Logging Camp Bay Shore TrailHike0.4 mi Eccles Lagoon TrailHike0.4 mi Breakwater TrailHike0.4 mi Upper Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Forest TrailHike0.3 mi Eighteenmile Access TrailHike0.3 mi Bay Access TrailHike0.2 mi One Eyed Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Civic Center Overlook TrailHike0.2 mi Pete Isleib Memorial BoardwalkHike0.2 mi Odiak Pond BoardwalkHike0.2 mi Glacier View TrailHike0.2 mi

← All Chugach Census Area trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.