About trails in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska

Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has 209 named trails on the map, covering 462 miles in total, an average of 2.2 miles per trail. That is the 4th largest mapped trail network among 29 counties in Alaska. 36 of them are tagged for hiking and 1 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is bicycle, at 144 miles. 7 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 4 trailheads, 28 campsites, 575 waterfalls, 24 boat launches, and 2 rapids. The nearest towns to these trails are Naukati Bay, Hollis, and Whale Pass.

What the trails in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area are like

By length, 97 are under a mile, 104 run 1 to 5 miles, and 7 are 5 miles or longer. 1 is a loop, ending where it starts; the longest is Staney Creek Cabin Trail, at 1.2 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 36 easy, 161 moderate, and 11 hard. Of the 208 with measured elevation, bicycle climbs the most, about 17,711 ft, and 33 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

Hiking

36 trails

462Total miles

28Campsites

24Boat launches

575Waterfalls

4Trailheads

2Rapids

bicycleMTB144 mi Foot TrailHike29.0 mi Karta River TrailHike7.8 mi Shipley Bay 1530000 Road Trail7.4 mi Flicker Ridge Trail6.9 mi Deer Creek Mid-vally Trail6.5 mi Jeep Trail6.2 mi Pine Point 2079000 Rd Trail4.8 mi Marble Island North 1480000 Trail4.8 mi Mckenzie 2156000 Road Trail4.3 mi Titan TrailHike4.1 mi Three Knobs 1525200 Road Trail4.1 mi Gas Rock 1446000 Road Trail3.5 mi One Fifty 2075000 Rd Trail3.2 mi 2080100 Road Trail3.1 mi 20008789 Road Trail3.0 mi Rush Peak West Valley Trail3.0 mi Steep 2054100 Road Trail3.0 mi 2080000 Rd Big Creek Trail2.9 mi Plateau Spur 2050060 Road Trail2.8 mi 2720000 Rd Cavern Lake Trail2.8 mi Wilder Lake 3018100 Rd Trail2.8 mi Maybeso Road Trail2.7 mi Twelve Mile Creek East Ridge Trail2.6 mi Balls Lake TrailHike2.6 mi Sunnahae Mountain TrailHike2.5 mi Twin Mountain North Slope Trail2.5 mi Flicker Creek Trail2.5 mi 2710000 Rd Twin Island 10 Trail2.4 mi 2100364 Road Trail2.3 mi Cavern Hills 2720100 Rd Trail2.3 mi Strait Duck Split 2000815 Trail2.3 mi Mount Francis 1530100 Road Trail2.3 mi Bottom Of The Hill 3018500 Rd Trail2.3 mi Duck 2082000 Trail2.1 mi Sumner Strait 2000840 Trail2.1 mi Twin Island Creek East Ridge Trail2.1 mi East Rio Beaver Spur 3012180 Trail2.1 mi Ridge 3000160 Rd Trail2.0 mi Cape Pole 1500000 Road Trail2.0 mi 2030952 Road Trail2.0 mi 2000930 Rd Function Jct Trail2.0 mi Eagle Creek 3030100 Rd Trail2.0 mi Duck Creek Loop 2000820 Trail2.0 mi R10 Beaver East Trail2.0 mi Exchange Spur One 3000550 Rd Trail2.0 mi Sarkar Hill Spur One 2000661 Trail2.0 mi 3025500 Road Trail1.9 mi 3030112 R5oad Trail1.9 mi Harris River Access TrailHike1.9 mi Big John Bay TrailHike1.8 mi 1086000 Road Trail1.8 mi Supplement 2052010 Rd Trail1.8 mi South Devil View 2076000 Rd Trail1.8 mi 3017420 Rd Thorne Bay Trail1.7 mi 2057240 Road Trail1.7 mi Log Spur One 2056200 Trail1.7 mi Fish City Trail1.7 mi Gravel Creek Trail1.7 mi 2057220 Road Trail1.7 mi 2030798 Road Trail1.7 mi Spruce Dome Hill North Trail1.7 mi Pie Pan Lake 2000610 Rd Trail1.7 mi Halibut Harbor East 1520030 Trail1.7 mi Affleck Canal Portage TrailHike1.6 mi Overlook 3018100 Rd Trail1.6 mi Twin Mountain Northwest Slope Trail1.6 mi Lava 3075000 Rd Trail1.6 mi Lava Spur Two 3075600 Rd Trail1.6 mi Log Jam Lakes Tie 3000380 Rd Trail1.6 mi 2050030 Road Trail1.6 mi North Twin 2050600 Rd Trail1.5 mi 3012140 Rd Trail1.5 mi Buster Ridge 300 Level 2084100 Trail1.5 mi Heceta Island Spur Da 1400070 Trail1.5 mi Spurce Dome Hill 2079300 Rd Trail1.5 mi 159800 Rd El Cap Peak Trail1.5 mi Ten By Ten 2050020 Road Trail1.4 mi 3030630 Road Trail1.4 mi 2050055 Road Trail1.4 mi South Nossur 2051100 Rd Trail1.4 mi Burkes Knob Hill Trail1.4 mi 2135500 Rd Trail1.3 mi 3036600 Road Trail1.3 mi Polk 2100113 Road Trail1.3 mi Thorne Bay 2030780 Road Trail1.3 mi 2360400 Road Trail1.3 mi Salmon Bay Lake TrailHike1.3 mi Twenty Mile Spur TrailHike1.2 mi Camp Point 1500100 Rd Trail1.2 mi Staney Creek Cabin TrailHike1.2 mi 1086200 Road Trail1.2 mi 2050390 Road Trail1.2 mi Hatchery Creek TrailHike1.2 mi Saddle Spur 2050050 Road Trail1.1 mi 2054181 Road Trail1.1 mi 2050405 Road Trail1.1 mi 3000270 Road Trail1.1 mi Baby Twin Hill North 2054180 Trail1.1 mi Loop Road1.1 mi Below 750 2050740 Rd Trail1.1 mi 2050332 Road Trail1.1 mi Kagur Cove 2051040 Rd Trail1.1 mi Trocadero TrailHike1.1 mi Hamilton Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Pies Rock Reef 1500050 Road Trail1.1 mi Dead Tree 1430310 Road Trail1.1 mi Salt Chuck TrailHike1.0 mi Salmon Creek Headwaters Trail1.0 mi Staney 2054150 Road Trail1.0 mi 2100150 Road Trail1.0 mi Dog Leg 1520020 Road Trail1.0 mi 3062500 Road Trail1.0 mi Warm Chuck 1425100 Rd Trail1.0 mi One Duck TrailHike1.0 mi 2050305 Road Trail1.0 mi 3000575 Road Trail1.0 mi 2100121 Rd Trail0.9 mi 3075500 Road Trail0.9 mi Halibut Harbor 1505000 Road Trail0.9 mi Honker Divide PortageHike0.9 mi 2100120 Rd Polk Road Trail0.9 mi 2079050 Road Trail0.9 mi 2030794 Road Trail0.9 mi Three Kings Spur A 1525225 Trail0.9 mi 2122700 Road Trail0.9 mi 2100130 Road Trail0.9 mi 3000272 Road Trail0.9 mi 2030128 Road Trail0.9 mi Staney 2050402 Road Trail0.8 mi Cape Pole Local 20 1500020 Trail0.8 mi Angel Lake 2030790 Rd Trail0.8 mi 3012145 Road Trail0.8 mi 2030200 Road Trail0.8 mi 2030205 Road Trail0.8 mi Survey Creek 1520080 Road Trail0.8 mi Flicker Creek A Trail0.8 mi 3017422 Rd Trail0.8 mi 3036640 Road Trail0.8 mi Deweyville TrailHike0.8 mi Thorne Bay 3018271 Rd Trail0.8 mi 2100110 Road Trail0.7 mi 2360300 Road Trail0.7 mi 3030350 Road Trail0.7 mi Staney 2054155 Road Trail0.7 mi Klino 3030420 Rd Trail0.7 mi Red Bay Lake TrailHike0.7 mi 2030796 Road Trail0.7 mi Halibut Harbor 400 1505400 Trail0.7 mi 2030 954 Road Trail0.7 mi 3017400 Rd Switchback Trail0.7 mi Shipley Bay TrailHike0.7 mi 2050710 Road Trail0.6 mi Staney 2054345 Rd Trail0.6 mi Woods Creek 2050330 Road Trail0.6 mi 2100100 Road Trail0.6 mi 3030430 Road Trail0.6 mi 2050705 Road Trail0.6 mi Goose Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Pies Rock Reef 051 1500051 Trail0.6 mi 2050031 Road Trail0.6 mi 2100105 Road Trail0.6 mi Twin Mountain High Basin Trail0.6 mi Loon Lake 2060100 Rd Trail0.6 mi West Beaver Creek 2100330 Road Trail0.5 mi Harris River Interp TrailHike0.5 mi Creek No 1 2079100 Rd Trail0.5 mi 3030108 Road Trail0.5 mi Loon Lake 120 Trail0.5 mi 2100152 Road Trail0.5 mi Pole Anchorage 1505100 Road Trail0.5 mi Three Kings South Ridge Trail0.5 mi Twelve Mile Crekk East Slope Trail0.5 mi Flicker Creek B Trail0.5 mi Karta Bay TrailHike0.4 mi Polk 2100154 Road Trail0.4 mi 2150600 Road Trail0.4 mi Kegan Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Beaver Falls TrailHike0.4 mi 2122500 Road Trail0.4 mi 2050064 Rd Trail0.4 mi 3030423 Road Trail0.3 mi 3018114 Road Trail0.3 mi Polk 2100104 Road Trail0.3 mi Main StreetHike0.3 mi 3000576 Road Trail0.3 mi 3030113 Road Trail0.3 mi 3030431 Road Trail0.3 mi Polk 2100335 Trail0.3 mi 2083100 Road Trail0.3 mi 2052030 Road Trail0.3 mi Canoe Point TrailHike0.3 mi 3030421 Road Trail0.3 mi Cathedral Falls TrailHike0.3 mi Harris River Trail Access Road0.3 mi Rd 2730000 Sink Hole Trail0.2 mi 1500055 Rd Trail0.2 mi Beaver Falls Spur B TrailHike0.2 mi Twelvemile TrailHike0.2 mi Dog Salmon TrailHike0.2 mi El Capitan Cave Access TrailHike0.2 mi 2100106 Road Trail0.1 mi Gravelly Creek TrailHike0.1 mi Cable Creek TrailHike0.1 mi Cavern Lake Cave Access TrailHike0.1 mi Marble Island North H 1480200 Trail0.1 mi Memorial Beach TrailHike0.1 mi 2100111 Road Trail0.1 mi

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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 25, 2026.