Hiking trails near Sitka city and, Alaska

41 official trails lie within 25 miles of Sitka city and — 118 miles in total, 22 rated easy and 9 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 3,302 ft; the median trail gains 342 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Mt. Edgecumbe Trail	7.2	3,302 ft	Expert	13 mi (straight-line)
Mt.Edgecumbe	6.7	3,069 ft	Expert	13 mi (straight-line)
Harbor Mt./gavan Hill	5.9	2,510 ft	Expert	38 min · 12 mi
Bear Lake Route	2.1	2,797 ft	Hard	57 min · 19 mi
Verstovia	1.6	2,486 ft	Hard	26 min · 11 mi
Salmon Lake - Redoubt Lake Trail	5.4	660 ft	Hard	1 h 16 min · 22 mi
Salmon Lake/ Redoubt Lake	5.2	657 ft	Hard	1 h 16 min · 22 mi
Camp Lake Trail	2.0	1,431 ft	Moderate	1 h 01 min · 20 mi
Eagle River	5.7	463 ft	Moderate	11 mi (straight-line)
Indian River	4.2	706 ft	Moderate	25 min · 10 mi
Sea Lion Cove	2.6	342 ft	Moderate	18 mi (straight-line)
High Cross Trail	1.0	629 ft	Moderate	23 min · 9 mi
Beaver Lake	1.8	378 ft	Easy	43 min · 16 mi
Lake Eva	2.6	105 ft	Easy	19 mi (straight-line)
Cuvacan	1.4	460 ft	Easy	15 mi (straight-line)
Beaver Lake-Herring Cove Trail	1.1	543 ft	Moderate	39 min · 16 mi
Sitka Cross Trail	2.1	214 ft	Easy	20 min · 7 mi
Noxon Creek	2.5	152 ft	Easy	4 mi (straight-line)
Lake Eva Trail	1.6	108 ft	Easy	19 mi (straight-line)
Thimbleberry-Heart Lake Trail	1.5	294 ft	Easy	28 min · 13 mi
Starrigavan Valley Mainline	1.7	205 ft	Easy	19 min · 3 mi
Mosquito Cove	1.4	176 ft	Easy	11 min · 2 mi
Port Mary	1.1	134 ft	Easy	13 mi (straight-line)
Shelikof	1.1	28 ft	Easy	14 mi (straight-line)

Quick picks near Sitka city and

Easy and short: Beaver Lake — 1.8 mi, rated easy, 11 mi from town
Biggest climb: Mt. Edgecumbe Trail — 3,302 ft over 7.2 mi, 13 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Mt. Edgecumbe Trail to Mount Edgecumbe; Harbor Mt./gavan Hill to Gavan Hill; Verstovia to Cross Mountain

Lakes: Bear Lake Route to Bear Lake; Salmon Lake - Redoubt Lake Trail to Luna Lake; Salmon Lake/ Redoubt Lake to Luna Lake; Beaver Lake to Beaver Lake

Viewpoints: Harbor Mt./gavan Hill to Gavan Viewpoint; High Cross Trail to Viewpoint

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