Alaska trails · Lynx Lake Loop Canoe
Lynx Lake Loop Canoe
A 8.6-mile network in Alaska, with 90 ft of climbing. Reaches Owl Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the state.
Length
8.6 mi
Elevation gain
90 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
13%
Steepest mile
+76 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.1 mi
Shape
network
Managed by
State
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 11.4 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Owl Lake (lake)
- Tanaina Lake (lake)
- Frazer Lake (lake)
- Little Noluck Lake (lake)
- Chicken Lake (lake)
- Charr Lake (lake)
- Jacknife Lake (lake)
- Big Noluck Lake (lake)
- James Lake (lake)
- Lynx Lake (lake)
Heads up
Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:48 a.m. and sets at 9:11 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 9:59 p.m. (AKDT) — 14 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.6-mile route takes roughly 3 h 14 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:01 a.m. — 11 h 10 min before sunset.