Denali National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Savage Alpine Trail

4.2 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,500 ft of climbing · 2,646 ft–4,183 ft · gravel surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking · seasonal: Winter seasonal closure

Trailheads Savage Alpine Trailhead 2,635 ft Drive there · Savage Alpine Trailhead 2,837 ft Drive there · Savage Canyon Trailhead 2,634 ft Drive there

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Other trails from the same trailheads

Savage Canyon Trail · 1.7 mi · from Savage Canyon Trailhead
Savage Roadside Trail · 0.3 mi · from Savage Alpine 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.