Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Powerline Trail

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 76 ft–142 ft · imported compacted material surface · trail No. 33741 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/15

Views

89 ft 106 ft · 0.6 mi high 108 ft

Along the way Steep Creek Wildlife Viewing Site

Trailhead Powerhouse Trailhead 74 ft Drive there

Other trails from the Powerhouse Trailhead

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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.