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Best hikes in Alaska

The 30 best of 3,183 trails in Alaska, ranked by route quality.

Trails
3,183
Easy
1,886
Moderate
596
Hard
436
Expert
265

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  1. Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Moderate · 10.3 mi (16.6 km) · Elevation Gain 381 ft (116 m) · 3 hr 30 min · Point Woronzof Park
  2. Caines Head Trail Expert · 14.4 mi (23.2 km) · Elevation Gain 3,140 ft (957 m) · 6 hr 15 min · Caines Head State Recreation Area
  3. Mount Gordon Lyon Trail Hard · 3.7 mi (5.9 km) · Elevation Gain 1,411 ft (430 m) · 1 hr 55 min · Chugach State Park
  4. Rainbow Falls Trail Easy · 1.5 mi (2.4 km) · Elevation Gain 410 ft (125 m) · 40 min · Tongass National Forest
  5. East Glacier Trail Moderate · 2.6 mi (4.2 km) · Elevation Gain 597 ft (182 m) · 1 hr 10 min · Tongass National Forest
  6. Dumpling Mountain Trail Hard · 6.8 mi (10.9 km) · Elevation Gain 2,014 ft (614 m) · 3 hr 15 min · Katmai National Park
  7. Harvey Lake Trail Easy · 1.3 mi (2.1 km) · Elevation Gain 82 ft (25 m) · 25 min · Tongass National Forest
  8. Naha River National Recreation Trail Hard · 11.1 mi (17.8 km) · Elevation Gain 1,096 ft (334 m) · 4 hr 5 min · Tongass National Forest
  9. McHugh Peak Trail South Expert · 7.8 mi (12.6 km) · Elevation Gain 4,134 ft (1,260 m) · 4 hr 35 min · Chugach State Park
  10. Bakewell Lake Trail Easy · 1.6 mi (2.5 km) · Elevation Gain 272 ft (83 m) · 40 min · Tongass National Forest
  11. Winstanley Lake Trail Moderate · 4.2 mi (6.8 km) · Elevation Gain 784 ft (239 m) · 1 hr 45 min · Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
  12. Primrose Trail Expert · 14.5 mi (23.4 km) · Elevation Gain 2,110 ft (643 m) · 5 hr 45 min · Chugach National Forest
  13. Bold Ridge Overlook Trail Expert · 8.1 mi (13 km) · Elevation Gain 3,629 ft (1,106 m) · 4 hr 25 min · Chugach State Park
  14. Russian River Anglers Trail Moderate · 6 mi (9.6 km) · Elevation Gain 381 ft (116 m) · 2 hr 5 min · Chugach National Forest
  15. Rendezvous Peak from Arctic Valley Hard · 3.7 mi (6 km) · Elevation Gain 1,572 ft (479 m) · 2 hr · Chugach State Park
  16. Eklutna Lakeside Trail Hard · 12.8 mi (20.6 km) · Elevation Gain 748 ft (228 m) · 4 hr 30 min · Chugach State Park
  17. South Fork Valley Trail Hard · 11 mi (17.7 km) · Elevation Gain 1,299 ft (396 m) · 4 hr 10 min · Chugach State Park
  18. Meridian Lakes Trail Expert · 15.3 mi (24.6 km) · Elevation Gain 1,716 ft (523 m) · 5 hr 45 min · Chugach National Forest
  19. Byron Glacier Trail Easy · 1.9 mi (3 km) · Elevation Gain 95 ft (29 m) · 40 min · Chugach National Forest
  20. McHugh Peak Trail North Hard · 5.5 mi (8.8 km) · Elevation Gain 2,211 ft (674 m) · 2 hr 55 min · Chugach State Park
  21. Wolverine Peak via Basher Expert · 8 mi (12.9 km) · Elevation Gain 3,563 ft (1,086 m) · 4 hr 25 min · Chugach State Park
  22. Portage Mountain Loop Trail Moderate · 11.1 mi (17.8 km) · Elevation Gain 443 ft (135 m) · 3 hr 45 min · Tongass National Forest
  23. Shelokum Lake Trail Moderate · 4.3 mi (6.9 km) · Elevation Gain 840 ft (256 m) · 1 hr 50 min · Tongass National Forest
  24. Ella Lake Trail Moderate · 5.3 mi (8.5 km) · Elevation Gain 804 ft (245 m) · 2 hr 5 min · Misty Fjords National Monument Wilderness
  25. Rabbit Lake Trail Hard · 8.2 mi (13.3 km) · Elevation Gain 1,378 ft (420 m) · 3 hr 20 min · Chugach State Park
  26. Flattop Trail Moderate · 3 mi (4.8 km) · Elevation Gain 1,237 ft (377 m) · 1 hr 35 min · Chugach State Park
  27. Nugget Falls Trail Easy · 1.6 mi (2.6 km) · Elevation Gain 30 ft (9 m) · 30 min · Tongass National Forest
  28. Reflection Lake Trail Moderate · 4.6 mi (7.5 km) · Elevation Gain 476 ft (145 m) · 1 hr 45 min · Tongass National Forest
  29. Mcdonald Lake Trail Easy · 3.5 mi (5.6 km) · Elevation Gain 315 ft (96 m) · 1 hr 15 min · Tongass National Forest
  30. Middle Dangerous Trail Moderate · 8.5 mi (13.6 km) · Elevation Gain 243 ft (74 m) · 2 hr 50 min · Tongass National Forest

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