About trails in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough has 66 named trails on the map, covering 118 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 8th largest mapped trail network among 29 counties in Alaska. 50 of them are tagged for hiking.

The longest single trail is Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail, at 9.2 miles. 4 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 35 trailheads, 35 campsites, 313 waterfalls, and 40 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Ketchikan, Loring, and Saxman.

What the trails in Ketchikan Gateway Borough are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 35 run 1 to 5 miles, and 4 are 5 miles or longer.

Of the 66 with measured elevation, Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 6,356 ft, and 23 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

Hiking

50 trails

118Total miles

35Campsites

40Boat launches

313Waterfalls

35Trailheads

Deer Mountain National Recreation TrailHike9.2 mi Foot TrailHike9.2 mi 8400000 System Shoal Cove Trail5.5 mi Naha River National Recreation TrailHike5.4 mi Bushy 8060500 Road Trail4.6 mi 8337000 Road Trail4.6 mi Minerva Mountain TrailHike4.3 mi Lunch Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Manzanita Lake TrailHike3.1 mi 8000500 Road Margaret Trail3.0 mi Silvis Lake TrailHike2.9 mi Pipeline TrailHike2.8 mi 8000000 Margaret Road System Trail2.7 mi Humpback TrailHike2.6 mi Ella Lake TrailHike2.6 mi perseverance trailHike2.5 mi Elf Point 100 South Road Trail2.5 mi Gokachin TrailHike2.3 mi Reflection Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Low Lake/big Lake TrailHike2.2 mi Shelokum Lake TrailHike2.1 mi Winstanley Lake TrailHike2.0 mi 8400-elf Point Road Trail1.9 mi Connell Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Mcdonald Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Carlanna Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Bushy Point Cove 8060540 Road Trail1.6 mi Salvage TrailHike1.6 mi Traitors Cove Entrance 804030 Trail1.6 mi Ward Lake Nature TrailHike1.3 mi Ward Creek TrailHike1.3 mi Dude Mountain TrailHike1.3 mi 8060550 Road Trail1.3 mi Finger Lake Saddle Rd Margaret Trail1.2 mi Black Mountain TrailHike1.2 mi Vallenar BayHike1.2 mi Rainbird TrailHike1.1 mi 8000000 Fire Cove Road System Trail1.1 mi Checats Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Long Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Nooya Lake TrailHike1.0 mi Coast Guard Beach trailHike0.8 mi Deer Mt - John Mountain Spur TrailHike0.8 mi Punchbowl Lake TrailHike0.8 mi Bakewell Lake TrailHike0.8 mi Orchard Lake TrailHike0.7 mi Black Mountain Hidden Lake Spur TrailHike0.6 mi White River Nordic Trail0.6 mi Elf Point Ltf Road Trail0.5 mi Betton Island TrailHike0.5 mi Deer Mt - Mahoney Mt Spur TrailHike0.4 mi Naha Tram Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Frog Pond TrailHike0.3 mi White River Nordic Spur Trail0.3 mi Margaret TrailHike0.3 mi Creek StreetHike0.2 mi Married Men's TrailHike0.2 mi Ward Creek - Last Chance Spur TrailHike0.2 mi Ward Creek - Amana Gulch Spur TrailHike0.2 mi Hugh Smith Lake TrailHike0.2 mi Schoenbar TrailHike0.2 mi Naha Shelter Loop TrailHike0.1 mi Edmonds StreetHike0.1 mi Rosemary Loop0.1 mi Connell Lake - Talbot Spur TrailHike0.1 mi Ward Creek - Fish Deck TrailHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Ketchikan Gateway 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 September 24, 2026.