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Kenai Fjords National Park hiking guide

Glacier View Loop Trail

A 0.9-mile loop with 110 ft of climbing in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Glacier View Loop Trail, Kenai Fjords National Park
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

Key facts

Length
0.9 mi (1.5 km)
Elevation gain
110 ft (34 m)
Route type
Loop

About Glacier View Loop Trail

Starting at the Exit Glacier Nature Center, this loop winds through cottonwood forest to a broad vista of the glacier flowing down from the Harding Icefield. Pavement gives way to compressed gravel in places, and the wheelchair-accessible route suits visitors with limited mobility. Viewpoints look out over the glacier's outwash plain, and the far end offers a choice of looping back or continuing to the Glacier Overlook Trail for a closer look.

Route map

Route map of Glacier View Loop Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park500 ftN
Start and finishNorth is up. Drawn from the route in the Parka app.

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