Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Blind River Rapids Trail

0.3 mi of trail, end to end · other surface · trail No. 21454 · trail class 5 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 48-60 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

Lodges

Along the way Blind River Rapids Shelter

Trailhead Blind River Rapids Trailhead Drive there

Blind River Rapids Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Blind River Rapids Trailhead encompasses a large parking area and restroom on site. The trailhead accesses the Blind River Rapids Trail to Blind Slough and shelter.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea 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 forest's own site before you go.