About hiking in Sitka City and Borough

Sitka City and Borough, Alaska has 34 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 76.4 miles, an average of 2.2 miles each. The longest is Indian River Trail, at 8.1 miles. 6 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Sitka City and Borough are like

By length, 12 are under a mile, 16 run 1 to 5 miles, and 6 are 5 miles or longer. 2 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Mount Verstovia Trail, at 4.9 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 7 easy, 18 moderate, and 9 hard. Of the 34 with measured elevation, Mount Verstovia Trail climbs the most, about 4,611 ft, and 10 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 34 hiking trails, longest first

Indian River TrailHike8.1 mi Mt. Edgecumbe TrailHike7.2 mi Cross TrailHike5.9 mi Harbor Mountain / Gavan Hill TrailHike5.7 mi Salmon Lake - Redoubt Lake TrailHike5.4 mi Foot TrailHike5.3 mi Mount Verstovia TrailHike4.9 mi Harbor Mountain - Gavan Hill TrailHike3.8 mi Starrigavan Multi-Use TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Sea Lion Cove TrailHike2.5 mi Sitka Cross TrailHike2.5 mi Totem Park TrailHike2.4 mi Bear Lake RouteHike2.1 mi Camp Lake TrailHike2.0 mi Thimbleberry-Heart Lake TrailHike1.6 mi Lake Eva TrailHike1.6 mi Mosquito Cove TrailHike1.4 mi Shelikof Beach TrailHike1.3 mi Gavan-Harbor TrailHike1.2 mi Beaver Lake Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Beaver Lake-Herring Cove TrailHike1.1 mi High Cross TrailHike1.0 mi Ben Grussendorf Forest And Muskeg TrailHike0.9 mi Sea WalkHike0.8 mi Beaver Lake-Campground TrailHike0.7 mi Cross Trail - Baranof AccessHike0.6 mi Medvejie TrailHike0.5 mi Cross Trail - Peter Simpson AccessHike0.3 mi Cross Trail - Pherson AccessHike0.2 mi Starrigavan Estuary TrailHike0.2 mi Cross Trail - Lake Street AccessHike0.2 mi Spring StreetHike0.2 mi Path of HopeHike0.1 mi Warm Springs Foot PathHike0.1 mi

← All Sitka City and 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.