Lost Lake Trail
The route moves from spruce through hemlock into open tundra and lake country, with options for an out-and-back or point-to-point using the Primrose side.
Artwork inspired by Byron Birdsall
A long forest climb opens onto subalpine lakes and broad Kenai Mountain terrain. The route moves from spruce through hemlock into open tundra and lake country, with options for an out-and-back or point-to-point using the Primrose side. Snow and saturated trail often linger.
Decide between Lost Lake trailhead and the Primrose traverse before driving, then set a turnaround that protects the long descent. Bikes, hikers, snowmachines, weather, and bears share the corridor by season; two similarly named trailheads complicate shuttles. Rather than treating the stop as a backdrop, use subalpine lake to understand why Kenai Mountains belongs here.
- Distance
- About 15 miles through
- Use
- Hike, bike, winter travel
- Forest
- Chugach National Forest
Quick guide
- Start with
- Decide between Lost Lake trailhead and the Primrose traverse before driving, then set a turnaround that protects the long descent.
- Look closely at
- Use subalpine lake as evidence, then test what it reveals about Kenai Mountains.
Know before you go
- Start with
- Decide between Lost Lake trailhead and the Primrose traverse before driving, then set a turnaround that protects the long descent.
- Look closely at
- Use subalpine lake as evidence, then test what it reveals about Kenai Mountains.
- Connect the story
- The route moves from spruce through hemlock into open tundra and lake country, with options for an out-and-back or point-to-point using the Primrose side. Snow and saturated trail often linger.
- Plan around
- Allow 3–8 hours. Bikes, hikers, snowmachines, weather, and bears share the corridor by season; two similarly named trailheads complicate shuttles.
Good to know
Bikes, hikers, snowmachines, weather, and bears share the corridor by season; two similarly named trailheads complicate shuttles.
Notice these
- subalpine lake
- Kenai Mountains
- Primrose traverse