Tongass National Forest · Alaska

Dude Mountain Trail

1.3 mi of trail, end to end · imported compacted material surface · trail No. 52785 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15

Trailhead Dude Mountain Trailhead Drive there

Dude Mountain Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Dude Mountain Trail is 1.5 miles long. The trail begins at the end of the Brown Mountain Road and quickly gains elevation, heading through thick stands of old growth spruce and hemlock, and opening into muskegs and alpine meadows. The tread is a combination of gravel and boardwalk for the majority of the trail. After the gravel ends, the final section of trail follows a narrow ridge, leading to the summit of Dude Mountain. This section of trail is unimproved, steep and rugged. Use caution, particularly when the trail is wet.

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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.