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Lunch Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Settlers Cove/Alaska

Lunch Creek Trail

Ketchikan, Alaska

8.5 mi

Distance

2,116 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Lunch Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail in Settlers Cove, managed by Alaska State Parks, in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. It is 8.5 miles long and gains 2,116 feet. The nearest town is Loring, Alaska, about 7 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:23 ft
Max:397 ft
Gain:645 ft
Loss:645 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 23 ft and 397 ft across 8.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.23 ft148 ft272 ft397 ft0.0 mi2.1 mi4.3 mi6.4 mi8.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi28 ft
High point4.3 mi397 ft
End8.5 mi28 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Alaska State Parks

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Loring, AK · about 7 mi away
County:
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
Jurisdiction:
Settlers Cove · Alaska State Parks

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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