97 official trails lie within 25 miles of Wasilla — 308 miles in total, 30 rated easy and 41 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 6,204 ft; the median trail gains 746 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Peak Trail | 6.1 | 6,204 ft | Expert | 19 mi |
| Bold Ridge | 4.1 | 3,619 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Ptarmigan Valley | 5.2 | 2,663 ft | Expert | 13 mi |
| Government Peak Trail | 2.4 | 3,728 ft | Hard | 10 mi |
| Rendezvous Ridge | 4.2 | 1,873 ft | Expert | 24 mi |
| Gold Mint | 7.8 | 1,549 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Snowbird Trail | 3.2 | 2,472 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Lazy Mountain Trail | 2.1 | 3,001 ft | Hard | 17 mi |
| Reed Lakes | 4.4 | 1,946 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Mile High Peak Bootpath | 4.1 | 1,762 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Bear Point | 2.9 | 2,249 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Mount POW/MIA Trail | 1.6 | 2,931 ft | Hard | 12 mi |
| Pepper Loop Bootpath | 1.9 | 2,614 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Pepper Peak Trail | 1.8 | 2,670 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Eklutna Lakeside | 12.9 | 254 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Harp Mountain Trail | 1.5 | 2,656 ft | Hard | 25 mi |
| Mount Eklutna | 1.8 | 2,388 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Mt Eklutna | 1.8 | 2,386 ft | Hard | 13 mi |
| Mile High Ridge | 2.4 | 1,917 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| East Ridge Trail | 1.8 | 2,302 ft | Hard | 11 mi |
| Mile Hi-Mount Magnificent Trail | 2.3 | 1,900 ft | Hard | 18 mi |
| Rendezvous Peak | 2.4 | 1,426 ft | Hard | 23 mi |
| Peters Creek | 7.8 | 809 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Twin Peaks | 2.5 | 1,881 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
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