About trails in Petersburg Borough, Alaska

Petersburg Borough has 38 named trails on the map, covering 177 miles in total, an average of 4.6 miles per trail. That is the 12th largest mapped trail network among 29 counties in Alaska. 27 of them are tagged for hiking and 1 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is 87 (Alaska), at 77.5 miles. 5 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 5 trailheads, 17 campsites, 188 waterfalls, and 18 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Petersburg, Kupreanof, and Wrangell.

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Hiking

27 trails

177Total miles

17Campsites

18Boat launches

188Waterfalls

5Trailheads

87 (Alaska)MTB77.5 mi Foot TrailHike14.3 mi Portage Mountain Loop TrailHike9.6 mi Petersburg Lake TrailHike9.2 mi Muddy River Trail7.5 mi Windham Bay Trail4.4 mi Twin Ridge Ski Trail4.1 mi Crystal Mountain TrailHike3.9 mi Patterson River Trail3.9 mi Cascade Creek TrailHike3.8 mi Upper Twin Ski Trail3.6 mi Petersburg Mountain TrailHike3.6 mi Claptrap Trail3.4 mi Frenchy Ridge Snowmobile Trail2.6 mi Kah Sheets Lake TrailHike2.3 mi Raven TrailHike2.2 mi Colp Lake TrailHike2.1 mi Libby straights foot and bike pathHike1.9 mi Mallard Slough TrailHike1.7 mi Crane Lake TrailHike1.4 mi Sand Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Hill Lake TrailHike1.3 mi City Creek TrailHike1.2 mi North Blind River Trail1.2 mi Ohmer Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Castle River TrailHike1.0 mi Spurt Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Taylor Lake TrailHike0.9 mi Ideal Cove TrailHike0.7 mi Hungry Point TrailHike0.7 mi Harvey Lake TrailHike0.6 mi White Alice Trail0.5 mi Blind Slough Trail LoopHike0.5 mi Mitchell Creek Trail0.4 mi Nature BoardwalkHike0.4 mi Man Made Hole TrailHike0.3 mi Blind Slough TrailHike0.3 mi Kah Sheets Lake Spur TrailHike0.2 mi

Trails by town in Petersburg 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 2, 2026.