Tongass National Forest · Alaska
Perseverance Trail
2.6 mi of trail, end to end · imported compacted material surface · trail No. 52726 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-09/15
Campgrounds
Along the way Three C's Group Use Campground
Trailheads Perseverance Trailhead Drive there · Ward Creek - Amana Gulch Trailhead Drive there
Perseverance Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
The Perseverance Trail is 2.4 miles long. The first 1/2 mile winds gently and is composed of both natural tread and boardwalk. Rain, snow and ice make the wooden boards extremely slippery; take caution when hiking under those conditions. The trail ends at Perseverance Lake, which offers trout fishing and photographic opportunities. The trail also provides access to the Minerva Mountain Trail approximately 2 ¼ miles from the trailhead.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Tongass National Forest
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.
