Roosevelt Lake Trail

Roosevelt Lake Trail is a remote gravel track in the Clearwater Mountains. The named section runs 5.08 miles each way; walking the mapped corridor out and back is 10.16 miles, about five to six hours. That distance starts where the track meets Valdez Creek Mine Road. It does not include the approach road or guarantee a vehicle can reach the start.

The access road is unmarked off the Denali Highway east of the Susitna River. Available route descriptions say high-clearance four-wheel drive can reach the trail start after roughly 10 miles, and the road itself sometimes becomes part of the walk. Walking that approach both ways could bring the trip to about 30 miles. No public parking or current foot access along this mining-road corridor could be confirmed. Alaska DNR lists a historic Paxson-Denali route in the wider Valdez Creek area, but its record doesn't show that it follows this road to the named track. Confirm access and legal parking before setting out.

The track follows a gravel route through open mountain country and ends about half a mile in a straight line from Roosevelt Lake. No connected footpath to the shore was found, so don't assume this mapped walk reaches the water. The mine-road approach has multiple water crossings; high snowmelt or heavy rain can make them unsafe or strand vehicles. Their precise locations and current conditions are unknown.