Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Crane Lake Trail

1.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 126 ft–203 ft · other surface · trail No. 21602 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

179 ft 128 ft · 1.1 mi high 193 ft

Trailhead Three Lakes Trailheads Trailhead 147 ft Drive there

Three Lakes Trailheads Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Three Lakes Trail system has trailheads at the beginning of the Sand, Hill, and Crane trails. They are all located off of the Three Lakes Loop Road.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.