Crescent Lake Details

Activities
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Cooper Landing
, Alaska
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Both Directions
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#40669 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #77721 in Trail Running
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 80 in Trail Running
- 45 in Hiking

Starting from Crescent Lake trailhead, the Crescent Lake trail starts out in dense forest, rising steadily through a few switchbacks. As the initial climb tops out, the trail traverses across the toe of a slope and continues along a side hill with a deep valley below.

The steepness of the slope alternates between long mellow and short punchy sections. There are also a few segments where the trail tip toes along narrow singletrack below some rock walls. It's very scenic through here - just watch the trail ahead.

The route then crosses an avalanche field (sometimes covered in snow) and continues to climb a bit more before crossing a bridge to the oppposite side of the creek. From here the climb ramps up a bit until you reach the Crescent Lake valley. It's mostly open through here with a few cool sections of flagged pine trees. As the trail levels out, the views get really big.

From here to the lake, the route rolls gently downhill across a moraine to a bridge at the bottom of the lake.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Crescent Lake hike trail trail

Altitude change

849 ft
Altitude min

610 ft
Altitude max

1,557 ft
Altitude start

610 ft
Altitude end

1,460 ft
Grade

2.6%
Grade max

-23.4%
Grade min

31.5%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

1 mile
Distance flat

3,297 ft
Avg time

02:31:22
Avg reverse time

04:31:07
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status	date	description
	May 31, 2024 @ 5:17pm May 31, 2024	Multiple down trees. Brush creeping onto trail that needs cut back
	Jun 11, 2023 @ 7:37pm Jun 11, 2023	Perfect condition. Only wet spots are the usual spots up near cabin.
	May 28, 2023 @ 5:16am May 28, 2023	A few patches of mud and snow that I had to walk the bike through. But otherwise good trail conditions all the way up to the Lake cabin.
	Jun 18, 2022 @ 12:00pm Jun 18, 2022	Trail is very dry, no mud and just the usual couple of minor stream bits. Biggest avalanche I've ever seen on this trail that wasn't easy to cross...
	Aug 21, 2021 @ 1:06pm Aug 21, 2021	Overall good conditions and lucky with a sunny day, not too hot. Few wet/muddy spots, with some expected late season brush/pushki overgrowth in...

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Crescent Lake Details

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

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