Sitka National Historical Park · Alaska

Russian Memorial Trail

0.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 30 ft of climbing · 150 ft of descent · 10 ft–108 ft · native surface · trail class Minimally Developed · hiking

History

Along the way Russian Memorial

Trailheads River View Trailhead 47 ft Drive there · Russian Memorial Trailhead 41 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Totem Trail · 0.8 mi · from River View Trailhead
River View Trail · 0.4 mi · from River View Trailhead
Kaasdaa Heen Bridge · from River View 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.