Denali National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Eielson Tundra Loop Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 3,685 ft–3,771 ft · soil surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking · seasonal: Winter seasonal closure

Visitor centers

Along the way Eielson Visitor Center

Trailheads Eielson Alpine Trailhead 3,790 ft Drive there · Gorge Creek Trailhead 3,700 ft Drive there · Tundra Loop Trailhead 3,768 ft Drive there · Tundra Spur Trailhead 3,730 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Eielson Alpine Trail · 0.9 mi · from Tundra Loop Trailhead
Eielson Visitor Center Campus Trails · 0.1 mi · from Tundra Loop Trailhead
Gorge Creek Trail · 0.9 mi · from Gorge Creek Trailhead
Eielson Tundra Spur Trail · 0.2 mi · from Tundra Spur Trailhead

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.