Creek Street – Ketchikan loop from Creek Street

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Alaska

Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Ketchikan

Creek Street – Ketchikan loop from Creek Street

Moderate

4.5

(6742)

12,735

hikers

Creek Street – Ketchikan loop from Creek Street

02:31

9.03km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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35 m

Creek Street, Ketchikan

Highlight • Historical Site

The place is otherwise rather unseen and consists only of gift shops and the like. but the old houses on stilts are worth seeing.

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54 m

Creek Street

Highlight • Historical Site

This historic street, with its lovingly designed houses, was once the red light district of this city. Today, Creek Street, with its flair and many shops, is very popular with tourists.

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200 m

Whale Park

Highlight • Structure

Green park in the middle of the city with totem poles and whale sculptures.

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268 m

St. John's Episcopal Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful wooden church in Mission Street.

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3.73 km

University of Alaska Southeast trailhead

Highlight • Parking

For many visitors, the Rainbird trail is most easily accessed from the Third Avenue trailhead, closer to the cruise ship docks.

However, if you have a rental car, this parking …

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8.38 km

Thundering Wings

Highlight • Monument

8.61 km

The Rock

Highlight • Monument

The sculpture shows how the first city in Alaska was created. The shows 6 figures (including a miner and a bush pilot) and on the top of the rock a native of the Tlingit (Chief Johnson).

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8.62 km