Alaska trails · Granite Tors Trail
Granite Tors Trail
A 14.0-mile loop in Alaska, with 2,489 ft of climbing. Reaches Granite Tors. Managed by Alaska DNR – Chena River State Recreation Area.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 52% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.7. It gives back about 2,936 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Granite Tors (summit)
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:44 a.m., the sun rises at 8:34 a.m. and sets at 6:26 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (AKDT) — 9 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 14.0-mile route takes roughly 6 h 26 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:00 p.m. — 3 h 26 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Granite Tors — 0.0 mi
- Chena Dome — 10.0 mi