Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Nooya Lake

1.0 mi of trail, end to end · about 250 ft of climbing · 50 ft–299 ft · native material surface · trail No. 55724 · trail class 2 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

53 ft 113 ft · 0.7 mi high 130 ft

Trailhead Nooya Lake Trailhead 202 ft Drive there

Nooya Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Nooya Lake trail is 0.9 miles long. It begins at the edge of Nooya Estuary and ends at Nooya Lake. The first 3/4 mile of the trail is constructed of rustic boardwalk and natural tread. The last quarter mile is natural tread that rises steeply to the lake’s outlet. A 3-sided shelter is present at the trails end that is available on a first come, first serve basis.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Hike this trail · Every trail in Tongass National Forest

Hike this trailAll 589 trails in Tongass National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

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.