Tongass National Forest · Alaska · Trail 52790

Carlanna Lake

Carlanna Lake Trail is a 1.5 miles trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Tongass National Forest official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end55.3667, -131.6926 · Directions ↗
Other end55.3744, -131.6782 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start. The trail is recorded as 41 segments.

The trail

Length1.5 miles, of which 1.5 miles evaluated accessible
Trail class4, highly developed
Typeland trail
Surfaceimported compacted material
Typical grade0-5 percent, 8-10 percent, 5-8 percent, 12-20 percent, 10-12 percent
Motor vehiclesClosed to all motorized use year-round
AccessibilityAt least one segment meets Forest Service accessibility guidelines
Trail numbers52790
ForestTongass National Forest (unit 1005)
StatesAlaska
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

HikingAllowed 05/15 to 09/15 (month/day)
Horse and pack stockAllowed
Mountain bikingAllowed year-round

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

No season published · listed none
0.2 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Carlanna Lake Trail?

1.5 miles, the sum of the 41 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Tongass National Forest. 1.5 miles of that are evaluated as accessible.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Carlanna Lake Trail?

hiking, horse and pack stock and mountain biking. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Carlanna Lake Trail start?

The line begins at 55.3667, -131.6926 and ends at 55.3744, -131.6782. The nearest recorded trailhead is Carlanna Lake Trailhead, 0.2 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Carlanna Lake Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Carlanna Lake Trail?

Signal Creek Campground (2.5 mi), S'Igeidí Aas HíDi Cabin (2.5 mi) and Three C's Group Use Campground (2.6 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Carlanna Lake Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Carlanna Lake Trail?

The typical grade is 0-5 percent on most segments and 8-10 percent or 5-8 percent or 12-20 percent or 10-12 percent on others.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Carlanna Lake Trail accessible?

The Forest Service has evaluated 1.5 miles of this trail as meeting its accessibility guidelines. The surface is imported compacted material.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Carlanna Lake Trail?

Tongass National Forest, Forest Service unit 1005. The trail is in Alaska.

Source: Tongass National Forest official page

Source

This page is built from 41 segments named CARLANNA LAKE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 1005. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.