About hiking in Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska has 50 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 84.6 miles, an average of 1.7 miles each. The longest is Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail, at 9.2 miles. 3 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Ketchikan Gateway Borough are like

By length, 23 are under a mile, 24 run 1 to 5 miles, and 3 are 5 miles or longer.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 2 easy, 33 moderate, and 15 hard. Of the 50 with measured elevation, Deer Mountain National Recreation Trail climbs the most, about 6,484 ft, and 18 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 50 hiking trails, longest first

Deer Mountain National Recreation TrailHike9.2 mi Foot TrailHike9.1 mi Naha River National Recreation TrailHike5.4 mi Minerva Mountain TrailHike4.3 mi Lunch Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Manzanita Lake TrailHike3.1 mi Silvis Lake TrailHike2.9 mi Pipeline TrailHike2.8 mi Humpback TrailHike2.6 mi Ella Lake TrailHike2.6 mi perseverance trailHike2.5 mi Gokachin TrailHike2.3 mi Reflection Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Low Lake/big Lake TrailHike2.2 mi Shelokum Lake TrailHike2.1 mi Winstanley Lake TrailHike2.1 mi Connell Lake TrailHike1.9 mi Mcdonald Lake TrailHike1.7 mi Carlanna Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Salvage TrailHike1.6 mi Ward Lake Nature TrailHike1.3 mi Ward Creek TrailHike1.3 mi Dude Mountain TrailHike1.3 mi Black Mountain TrailHike1.2 mi Vallenar BayHike1.2 mi Rainbird TrailHike1.1 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 Betton Island TrailHike0.5 mi Deer Mt - Mahoney Mt Spur TrailHike0.4 mi Naha Tram Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Frog Pond TrailHike0.3 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 Connell Lake - Talbot Spur TrailHike0.1 mi Ward Creek - Fish Deck TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Ketchikan Gateway Borough 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.