Sitka Hiking Trails Info
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Sitka Cross Trail
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When you are in Sitka pick up an expanded hiking guide at the Visitor Information Center at 104 Lake Street.
Sitka’ s Cross Trail is a wide, gravel-paved pathway with links to other trails, access to neighborhoods, visitor destinations, and the downtown core. The Cross Trail is frequented by visitors and locals, and currently spans 8 miles in distance with 11 access points. This trail is mostly flat, with a few short moderately difficult sections throughout. An extension was added to the Cross Trail in June of 2023, extending the trail and creating an access point close to the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal, making it a popular and accessible choice for visitors from cruise ships.
Sitka Hiking Trails Info
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Sitka National Historical Park [ 1 hr | 1. 5 mi / 2.4 km round trip | Elev. gain: 20 ft / 6 m ]
20 Sitka’ s Cross Trail [ 1-5 hrs | 7.8 mi / 12.5 km one way | Elev. gain: 200 ft / 61 m ]
3 Starrigavan Estuary Life Trail [ 3 hrs | 2 mi / 3.2 km round trip | Elev. gain: 150 ft / 46 m ]
22 Indian River Trail [ 6 hrs | 9 mi / 14.5 km round trip | Elev. gain: 1,000 ft / 305 m ]
25 Thimbleberry Lake / Heart Lake Trail [ 2 hrs | 3.2 mi / 5 km round trip | Elev. gain: 281 ft / 25 m ]
1 Mosquito Cove Trail 1 hr | 1.5 mi / 2.4 km round trip | Elev. gain: 281 ft / 25 m ]
28 Herring Cove / Beaver Lake Trail Loop [ 2 hrs | 3.4 mi / 5.5 km round trip | Elev. gain: 520 ft / 159 m ]
21 7 Gavan Hill Trail / Harbor Mountain Trail [ 4-6 hrs | 12 mi / 19.3 km round trip | Elev. gain: 3,300 ft / 1,005 m ]
24 Mount Verstovia Trail [ 6 hrs | 5 mi / 8 km round trip | Elev. gain: 3300 ft / 1005 m ]
OFF-MAP TRAILS
15 Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historical Site [ 2-3 hrs | 3 mi / 4.8 km round trip ]
16 Kruzof Island
17 Goddard Hot Springs
29 Medvejie Lake Trail [ 2 hrs | 1.5 mi / 2.4 km round trip | Elev. gain: 519 ft ]
30 Salmon / Redoubt Lakes Trail [ 2 – 4 hrs | 3.5 mi / 5.6 km to cabin | 5.8 mi / 9.3 km to Redoubt Lake | Elev. gain: Minimal ]
31 Lake Eva Trail [ 2 hrs | 3.5 mi / 5.6 km round trip to lake | Elev. gain: 106 ft ]