\nTongass National Forest has accessible and easy trails.\u00a0 It is the nation’s largest national forest. \u00a0It covers most of Southeast Alaska, including the Inside Passage, Mendenhall Glacier, Bear Creek, and Admiralty Island. \u00a0This national forest “is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, and is home to a majestic array of islands, mountains, forests, glaciers, salmon streams, fjords and bays.”\u00a0 From\u00a0TravelAlaska.com<\/a>
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Ward Creek Trail\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 1.4 miles gravel surfaced in rolling terrain.<\/p>\nThe Forest Service has produced this guide to\u00a0Trails outside Ketchikan<\/a>. \u00a0It includes trails within the Forest and some administered by the City of Ketchikan. \u00a0A number of these sound pretty easy, although not wheelchair accessible. Call the Ranger District to learn more. 907-225-2148<\/p>\n Know more about\u00a0 Tongas National Forest ? Tongass National Forest Tongass National Forest has accessible and easy trails.\u00a0 It is the nation’s largest national forest. \u00a0It covers most of Southeast Alaska, including the Inside Passage, Mendenhall Glacier, Bear Creek, and Admiralty Island. \u00a0This national forest “is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, and is home to a majestic array of … Continue reading Tongass National Forest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alaska-federal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6068"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8632,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6068\/revisions\/8632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Pipeline Trail<\/a> 3.1 miles \u00a0gravel surface in rolling terrain.<\/p>\nMosquito Cove Trail<\/a>\u00a0 1.5 mile loop through hemlock\/spruce forest. \u00a0The first 1000′ is ADA complaint.
\nEagle’s Nest Campground Interpretive Trail<\/a>\u00a0 0.5 mile through spruce trees, along Control Creek where salmon spawn.
\nWukuklook Beach Trail<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a00.5 mile boardwalk to Wukuklook Beach.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Hikerwithcane.png\")
Crystal Lake Trail<\/a>\u00a0 0.8 mile on natural glacier gravel deposits. \u00a0This trail is rated “easy”, but may not be easy enough. \u00a0Call the Forest to learn more.
\nLake Florence Trail<\/a>\u00a0 1.4 miles “The trail gradually climbs from saltwater on Chatham Strait through a spruce\/hemlock forest and ends at Lake Florence.” \u00a0Rated easy, but check first.
\nTongas National Forest Headquarters 907-225-3101 website<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Map<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Have you visited this location and know of more accessible or easy trails?\u00a0 Is any of the information given here incorrect?\u00a0 If so, please contact me using the form to the left and let me know what should be changed or added so I can update this post.<\/span><\/p>\n