Best Hiking Trails in Alaska | Trailmonger

About hiking in Alaska

Alaska has 1,693 named trails tagged for hiking on the map, covering 9,266 miles, an average of 5.5 miles each. The longest is Winter Trail in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, at 967 miles. 281 run 5 miles or longer. 29 of the state's counties have at least one; Anchorage Municipality has the most, with 382 trails.

Top 100 hiking trails, longest first

Trails 1–25

Winter TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area967 mi Iditarod National Historic TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area558 mi Winter TrailHikeNorth Slope Borough408 mi Winter TrailHikeBethel Census Area273 mi Winter TrailHikeNome Census Area195 mi Iditarod National Historic Trail (Northern route)HikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area176 mi Winter TrailHikeNorthwest Arctic Borough170 mi Winter TrailHikeKusilvak Census Area124 mi Tanana-Allakaket Winter TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area113 mi Sled RoadHikeDenali Borough103 mi Sled RoadHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area95.3 mi Sled TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area89.2 mi Mining TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area84.2 mi Winter TrailHikeFairbanks North Star Borough76.3 mi Yukon Quest Winter TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area74.9 mi Iditarod National Historic Trail (Southern route)HikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area73.0 mi Iditarod National Historic TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough71.3 mi Winter RoadHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area62.1 mi Resurrection Pass TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough58.7 mi Jeff Studdert Sleddog TrailsHikeFairbanks North Star Borough57.6 mi Fairbanks Sled RoadHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area56.3 mi WintertrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area55.2 mi Winter TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough52.2 mi Alfred Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough51.3 mi Pinnell Mountain TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area51.3 mi

Trails 26–50

Foot Trail To NakeenHikeDillingham Census Area51.2 mi Seventymile TrailHikeSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area51.0 mi Foot TrailHikeNorth Slope Borough47.7 mi Crow Pass TrailHikeAnchorage Municipality45.2 mi Winter TrailHikeCopper River Census Area44.5 mi Hickel HighwayHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area39.9 mi Fort Yukon-Christian Sled TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area38.9 mi Eklutna Lakeside TrailHikeAnchorage Municipality38.4 mi Kaltag Portage TrailHikeNome Census Area37.6 mi Jeep TrailHikeFairbanks North Star Borough37.0 mi Johnson Pass TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough36.2 mi Cache Mountain Loop TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area35.3 mi White Mountain Mine TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area34.4 mi Bettles-Prospect Winter TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area34.3 mi Foot TrailHikeSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area33.9 mi Iditarod National Historic Trail (approximate)HikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area31.1 mi Oshetna River TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough30.7 mi Collinsville TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough29.7 mi Murphy Dome to Tolavana Hot Springs Winter TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area29.3 mi Foot TrailHikePrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area29.0 mi Trail Creek TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area28.3 mi Fort Yukon TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area27.5 mi Yukon Kuskokwim Portage TrailHikeBethel Census Area24.9 mi Dunbar to Old MintoHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area24.7 mi Chena Dome TrailHikeFairbanks North Star Borough24.6 mi

Trails 51–75

Winter TrailHikeSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area23.8 mi Foot TrailHikeNome Census Area23.5 mi Winter TrailHikeDenali Borough23.4 mi Black River TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough23.0 mi Sled RoadHikeFairbanks North Star Borough22.8 mi Little Oshetna River TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough22.5 mi K'esugi Ridge TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough22.1 mi Colorado Creek TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area22.1 mi Kesugi Ridge TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough21.9 mi Nome-Taylor HighwayHikeNome Census Area21.7 mi Anaktuvuk Pass TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area21.4 mi Russian Lakes TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough21.1 mi Tutka Backdoor TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough20.7 mi Foot TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough20.5 mi Pack TrailHikeCopper River Census Area20.4 mi Moose Pass TrailHikeMTBKenai Peninsula Borough20.4 mi Tyone Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough19.9 mi Harrison Creek Ridge TrailHikeMTBYukon-Koyukuk Census Area19.2 mi Kosina Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough18.9 mi Maclaren River-Valdez Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough18.8 mi Stephan Lake TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough18.8 mi Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage TrailHikeKusilvak Census Area18.5 mi Paimiut Portage TrailHikeBethel Census Area18.4 mi Historic Stampede TrailHikeDenali Borough18.3 mi Eagle TrailHikeCopper River Census Area17.5 mi

Trails 76–100

Bear Lake TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough17.5 mi Little Nelchina River TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough17.0 mi Compeau TrailHikeMTBFairbanks North Star Borough16.9 mi Ship Creek Valley Winter TrailHikeAnchorage Municipality16.8 mi Quartz Creek TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area16.7 mi Bold Ridge Overlook TrailHikeAnchorage Municipality16.2 mi Upper Winner Creek TrailHikeAnchorage Municipality16.1 mi Summit TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area15.8 mi Copper Lake TrailHikeCopper River Census Area15.7 mi Crooked Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough15.7 mi Talkeetna River TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough15.7 mi O'Brien Dump TrailHikeSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area15.7 mi Bonnifield TrailHikeFairbanks North Star Borough15.6 mi Resurrection River TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough15.4 mi Chilkoot TrailHikeSkagway Municipality15.4 mi Dutch Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough15.3 mi Aspen Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough15.0 mi Meridian Lakes TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough14.8 mi Big Bend TrailHikeYukon-Koyukuk Census Area14.6 mi Primrose TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough14.5 mi Amber Lake TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough14.3 mi Foot TrailHikePetersburg Borough14.3 mi Lost Lake TrailHikeKenai Peninsula Borough14.3 mi Squaw Creek TrailHikeMatanuska-Susitna Borough14.1 mi Treadwell Ditch TrailHikeJuneau City and Borough14.0 mi

Hiking Trails by county

Anchorage Municipality

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Fairbanks North Star Borough

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Juneau City and Borough

Chugach Census Area

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Copper River Census Area

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area

Sitka City and Borough

Kodiak Island Borough

Aleutians East Borough

Petersburg Borough

Southeast Fairbanks Census Area

Skagway Municipality

Wrangell City and Borough

Hoonah-Angoon Census Area

Lake and Peninsula Borough

Yakutat City and Borough

Bethel Census Area

Nome Census Area

Aleutians West Census Area

Kusilvak Census Area

Dillingham Census Area

Northwest Arctic Borough

North Slope Borough

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.