Deer Mountain National Recreat
Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail is a 9 miles trail in Tongass National Forest, Alaska. The Forest Service rates it trail class 2 to 3, moderately developed to 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 end | 55.3416, -131.6230 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 55.3805, -131.5220 · 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 166 segments.
The trail
| Length | 9 miles |
| Trail class | 2, moderately developed; 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical grade | 0-5 percent, 12-20 percent, 5-8 percent, 20-30 percent, 30-40 percent, 8-10 percent, over -50 percent, 10-12 percent, 40-50 percent, over 50 percent |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| National designation | National Recreation Trail or other national designation |
| Trail numbers | 52706 |
| Forest | Tongass National Forest (unit 1005) |
| States | Alaska |
| Detail published | management 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
| Hiking | Allowed 05/15 to 09/15 (month/day) |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed |
| Mountain biking | Allowed 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 | 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 Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail?
9 miles, the sum of the 166 segments the Forest Service records under this name in Tongass National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Deer Mountain National Recreat 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 Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail start?
The line begins at 55.3416, -131.6230 and ends at 55.3805, -131.5220. The nearest recorded trailhead is Deer Mountain 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 Deer Mountain National Recreat 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 Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail?
Last Chance Campground (2.2 mi) is within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail?
Trail class 2 to 3, which the Forest Service describes as moderately developed to 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 Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail?
The typical grade is 0-5 percent on most segments and 12-20 percent or 5-8 percent or 20-30 percent or 30-40 percent or 8-10 percent or over -50 percent or 10-12 percent or 40-50 percent or over 50 percent on others.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail a national trail?
Yes. The record marks it as a National Recreation Trail.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Deer Mountain National Recreat Trail?
Tongass National Forest, Forest Service unit 1005. The trail is in Alaska.
Source
This page is built from 166 segments named DEER MOUNTAIN NATIONAL RECREAT 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.