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Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Lower Pipeline Trail – Ward Creek Trail loop from Ward Cove

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United States
Alaska
Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Lower Pipeline Trail – Ward Creek Trail loop from Ward Cove

Moderate

2.9

(20)

84

hikers

Lower Pipeline Trail – Ward Creek Trail loop from Ward Cove

02:28

9.13km

120m

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: May 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Tongass National Forest

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.81 km

Lower Pipeline Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Easily accessible from several roadside and parking areas, the Lower Pipeline Trail offers easy walking alongside an old, wooden pipeline that leads to Connell Lake. In summer, parts of the …

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4.68 km

Ward Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Although the trail along Ward Creek is a wide, easy-to-walk gravel surface and often fairly close to the road, you're only steps away from the dense undergrowth of the Alaska rainforest.

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9.13 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.00 km

2.26 km

1.74 km

121 m

Surfaces

5.00 km

1.30 km

974 m

840 m

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