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Alaska trails · Ketchumstuk-Chicken Trail

Ketchumstuk-Chicken Trail

A 11.5-mile out-and-back in Alaska, with 1,155 ft of climbing. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Length
11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,155 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
49%
Steepest mile
+1,075 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
5.4 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Elevation profile

2,070 – 3,211 ft1234567891011

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,042 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Ketchumstuk-Chicken Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:28 a.m., the sun rises at 8:17 a.m. and sets at 6:14 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:02 p.m. (AKDT) — 9 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.0-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 40 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:57 p.m. — 17 min before sunset.