Trail
Lower Dewey Lake Trail
The most popular hike from downtown: a short steep climb to Lower Dewey Lake and a loop through pine forest around it.
- Distance
- 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 500 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Route type
- Out and back
- Access modes
- Road · Hike
RoadHike
From the end of Second Avenue, cross Pullen Creek and walk north about a quarter mile to the trailhead. The trail climbs about 500 feet in 0.9 miles to Lower Dewey Lake, where a trail loops around the lake through pine forest, rare in Southeast Alaska. Most of the Dewey Lakes system branches from this loop, including Upper Dewey Lake, Icy Lake and Sturgill's Landing. Watch for grouse in the forest. The City of Skagway maintains this trail (not the National Park Service); NPS lists distances as round trips from the visitor center at 2nd and Broadway.
- [1]Loop distance: 3.6 miles around the lake (NPS Moderate Day Hikes); also reported as 2.5-mile loop (ADF&G Dewey Lakes Trail System viewing page). All footnotes
In pictures
Hiking · Fishing · Wildlife viewing
Sources
- Skagway Wildlife Viewing: Dewey Lakes Trail SystemAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-11
- Haines/Skagway Management Area Featured FisheriesAlaska Department of Fish and Game · Accessed 2026-11-10
- Moderate Day HikesNational Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park · Accessed 2026-11-11
Last updated 2026-11-12