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Tanana Valley State Forest
Managed by Alaska Department of Natural Resources
6,855 acres36 mi of trail
Harrington's TrailRosie Creek ConnectionChristmas Tree TrailLogging Road LoopLookout Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Chena Ridge
Chena Ridge, AK parks, trails & bike paths
About 55% of Chena Ridge is conserved land, roughly 12,763 acres. There are about 74 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tanana Valley State Forest (36 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chena Ridge, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chena Ridge outdoors
Conserved land
55%
12,763 of 23,327 acres
Trails
74 mi
2 mi per sq mi · 49 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
2,170 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Bee Field
Managed by Koponen Homestead
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Chena Ridge
Unnamed scenic view in Tanana Valley State Forest
Unnamed scenic view
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.3 miUnpaved 65.4 mi
Showing 1–10 of 16 trails
- Harrington's Trail2.1 mi
- Rosie Creek Connection1.7 mi
- Christmas Tree Trail1.5 mi
- Logging Road Loop1.4 mi
- Lookout Trail1.4 mi
- Logging Road 5 Mile Extension1.0 mi
- Kaponen Homestead Onward Trail0.9 mi
- Chena Ditch Trail0.8 mi
- Chinook Conservation Park0.8 mi
- Otter Slide0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,763 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 172 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Chena Ridge
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 6,858 acState Other or Unknown 5,733 acUnknown Easement 351 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanana Valley State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6,858 | Open |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 2,021 | Access unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Other Than MunicipalState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,965 | Access unknown |
| State PatentedState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,747 | Access unknown |
Nearby
Chena Ridge and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chena Ridge | 54.7% | 74.3 mi | 2 |
| Ester | 56.4% | 132.8 mi | 0 |
| College | 3.1% | 98.0 mi | 6 |
| South Van Horn | 13.5% | 5.8 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chena Ridge's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 30-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.