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Towns with the most trails in Alaska

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 40 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Fishhook
Alaska · Most trails

Where Fishhook lands: #14 of 40

0.6 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Fishhook →

Map of College 1 College 5.2 mi / sq mi Trail miles 98.0 mi Gateway 2 Gateway 2.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 44.5 mi 3 Farmers Loop 2.4 mi / sq mi Trail miles 51.3 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of College College11,924 people 5.2 mi / sq mi 98.0 mi 6
2 Gateway Gateway6,845 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 44.5 mi 3
3 Farmers Loop4,954 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 51.3 mi 2
4 Fairbanks Fairbanks32,083 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 72.5 mi 16
5 Ester Ester2,752 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 132.8 mi 0
6 Chena Ridge Chena Ridge5,881 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 74.3 mi 2
7 Map of Goldstream Goldstream3,294 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 141.0 mi 2
8 Mill Bay3,654 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 5
9 Palmer Palmer6,268 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 10
10 Badger Badger18,677 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 66.6 mi 1
11 Kodiak Kodiak5,447 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 2
12 Soldotna Soldotna4,485 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 9
13 Big Lake Big Lake3,585 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 76.8 mi 3
14 Map of Fishhook Fishhook5,819 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 38.5 mi 2
15 Steele Creek5,928 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 49.4 mi 1
16 Butte Butte4,085 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 18.4 mi 1
17 Ketchikan8,078 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 3
18 Seward Seward2,794 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 3
19 Petersburg Petersburg3,227 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 21.5 mi 3
20 Anchorage288,976 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 860.5 mi 109
21 Homer Homer5,877 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 6
22 Bethel Bethel6,312 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 17.0 mi 2
23 Map of Kalifornsky Kalifornsky8,663 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 22.1 mi 3
24 Kotzebue Kotzebue2,984 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 7.4 mi 0
25 Map of Knik-Fairview Knik-Fairview19,972 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 16.8 mi 1
26 Utqiaġvik Utqiaġvik4,778 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 4.8 mi 0
27 Eielson AFB Eielson AFB3,155 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 1
28 Map of Farm Loop Farm Loop2,894 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 1
29 North Lakes North Lakes10,223 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 1
30 Map of Sterling Sterling6,323 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 11.6 mi 3
31 Valdez Valdez3,847 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 38.4 mi 6
32 Wasilla Wasilla9,720 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 9
33 Map of Tanaina Tanaina9,646 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.9 mi 1
34 Nome Nome3,653 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 0
35 Unalaska Unalaska4,556 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 22.7 mi 7
36 Kenai7,641 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 6
37 Nikiski Nikiski4,773 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 3
38 Juneau city and31,794 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 197.4 mi 9
39 Map of Meadow Lakes Meadow Lakes8,689 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 2
40 Sitka city and8,368 people 0.0 mi / sq mi 77.1 mi 7

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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