Ketchikan Hiking Trails — Attraction in Ketchikan

The 3 – 5 hour long Deer Mountain Trail is composed of a combination of stone steps, boardwalk, and dirt paths. While the trail measures roughly 3 miles from start to peak, it is rather steep and will take you 3001 ft up the mountain. The hike up took around 2.5 hours and the trek down took 30 minutes.

The view from the top of the mountain was gorgeous. You can see the town and the cruise ships docked...

It has breathtaking views. Move at your pace. If you come of a Cruise you need to be back at trail head 1 hour before departure time so you can get back on the ship if you really want to enjoy the trails you may want to stay longer for serious hikers that is. Day trippers be aware of your time and distance from exiting trail...

We were in Ketchikan for 9hrs (cruise ship). This trail was fabulous, well marked, uphill, we only went to the first viewpoint due to time constraints. We also took a uber to trailhead to avoid the long steep walk through...