National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Trails in Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve

41 named trails · 194 miles · 23 trailheads · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. Each trail's page has its profile, trailhead and the Service's write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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41 trails, A to Z.

Bonanza Mine Trail

3.2 mi

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Bonanza/Jumbo Mine Trail

1.1 mi

Bonanza/Jumbo Mine Trailhead Drive there

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Boreal Forest Trail

0.4 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

Shelters

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Caribou Creek Trail

3.3 mi · about 700 ft of climbing

Caribou Creek Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Chititu Route

4.8 mi · about 800 ft of climbing

Chititu Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Copper Lake Trail

27 mi · about 1,100 ft of climbing

Copper Lake Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Copper River Bluff Trail

0.7 mi · about 100 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Crystalline Hills Trail

2.0 mi · about 650 ft of climbing

Crystalline Hills Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Dixie Pass Trail

8.7 mi · about 3,000 ft of climbing

Dixie Pass Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Erie Mine Trail

2.8 mi · about 100 ft of climbing

Erie Mine Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Gilahina Trail

1.5 mi · about 60 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Goat Trail Route

22 mi · about 3,200 ft of climbing

Goat Trailhead Drive there

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Jumbo Mine Trail

3.0 mi

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Jumbo Tram Station Access Trail

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Kennicott Glacier Trail

0.6 mi · about 10 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Kotsina River Access Trail

0.7 mi · about 90 ft of climbing

Nugget Creek Trailhead Drive there

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Kotsina River Trail

20 mi · about 2,600 ft of climbing

Dixie Pass Trailhead Drive there

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Lost Creek Trail

6.2 mi · about 1,000 ft of climbing

Lost Creek Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

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May Creek Public Use Cabin Trail

0.2 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Chititu Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

McCarthy Creek Route

7.5 mi · about 200 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Mill Top Trail

0.1 mi

History

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National Creek Bridge

seasonal

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Nugget Creek Access Trail

2.5 mi · about 350 ft of climbing

Kotsina River Trailhead and 1 more Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Nugget Creek Trail

14 mi · about 1,000 ft of climbing

Nugget Creek Trailhead Drive there

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Old Wagon Road Trail

3.7 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

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Rambler Mine Trail

0.8 mi · about 400 ft of climbing

Rambler Mine Trailhead Drive there

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Reeves Field Trail

4.3 mi · about 300 ft of climbing

Reeve's Field Trailhead Drive there

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Root Glacier Trail

1.5 mi · about 150 ft of climbing

Backcountry campsBonanza/Jumbo Mine Trailhead and 2 more Drive there

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Skookum Volcano Trail

2.6 mi · about 1,800 ft of climbing

Skookum Volcano Trailhead Drive there

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Soda Lake Reroute Trail

5.0 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

Soda Lake Trailhead Drive there

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Soda Lake Trail

6.0 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

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Suslota Lake Trail

3.9 mi · about 50 ft of climbing

Suslota Lake Trailhead Drive there

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Tanada Lake Trail

18 mi · about 450 ft of climbing

Tanada Lake Trailhead Drive there

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Trail Creek To Lost Creek Route

6.4 mi · about 1,600 ft of climbing

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

Trail Creek Trail

7.2 mi · about 1,100 ft of climbing

Trail Creek Trailhead Drive there

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Viking Lodge Trail

0.5 mi · about 20 ft of climbing

Viking Lodge Trailhead Drive there

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Viking Lodge Trail Spur

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Visitor Center Interpretive Trail

0.4 mi · about 70 ft of climbing

Visitor centers

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Waterfall Trail

0.1 mi · about 40 ft of climbing

History

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Waterline Trail

0.1 mi · about 40 ft of climbing

HistoryBridges

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West Glacier Trail

0.9 mi · about 60 ft of climbing

Visitor centers

Length, climbing, trailhead and the write-up · · Hike this trail

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

Backpacking in Wrangell-St Elias · dogs allowed
A backpacking trip in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve can be an exciting and rewarding experience if you are prepared for the difficulties of traveling through rugged, undeveloped land.
Front country Hiking Trails · 2-4 Hours · dogs allowed
Hiking in Wrangell-St. Elias can be spectacular and we encourage you to go, but be prepared! Most of the front country hiking trails are maintained for the first few miles and then become routes into the backcountry, where route finding and navigational skills are highly recommended. There are hiking trails in the Copper Center area, on Nabesna Road and on McCarthy Road.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" 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 park's own site before you go.