Long Lake Trail leads hikers deep into the mountainous interior of Wrangell Island, culminating at an alpine-fringed wilderness lake. The trail begins with a steady ascent through dense western hemlock and Alaskan yellow cedar forest before emerging onto open subalpine muskegs.

A classic US Forest Service plank boardwalk leads hikers across the sensitive wetlands to the northern shore of Long Lake. Framed by steep forested slopes and exposed rocky bluffs, Long Lake offers exceptional cutthroat trout and Dolly Varden fishing, wilderness solitude, and access to a Forest Service rowboat maintained on site for public day use.

The silence at Long Lake is profound, broken only by the calling of loons across the water or wind stirring through high alpine hemlocks. The trail showcases the remarkable transition from coastal lowland rainforest to high-elevation peatlands and cold alpine freshwater basins.

Because it is located 28 miles from town along remote logging roads, Long Lake represents a true backcountry excursion. Hikers often have the entire lake basin to themselves, making it an extraordinary reward for those willing to venture beyond the paved highway network.