https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tongass/recarea/?recid=79035
This route offers challenging terrain and exceptional views of Petersburg, Frederick Sound, and the Devil’s Thumb peak. The route beginning is marked by a trailhead sign just across from the Sandy Beach Park lot. The route end is the Forest Service cabin, although the trail system does continue on past this point.
The route is challenging due to the steep grade bringing hikers from sea level to almost 2000 ft in only a few miles, but the trail is well maintained and easily accessible from town. Trail surface is crushed gravel, rock, stepped wooden platforms, and aluminum staircases.
Petersburg is a quaint and quintessential example of historic the historic fishing villages dotting the islands of the Alexander Archipelago in the SE Alaska region. The town is a popular tourist destination and the Raven Trail and Raven’s Roost Cabin are flagship features of a diverse and well maintained outdoor recreation system giving residents and visitors alike a challenging but beautiful tour of regional flora and fauna and elevated vistas of the surrounding topography.
