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Kenai Fjords National Park hiking guide

Overlook Trail

A 0.6-mile trail with 200 ft of climbing in Kenai Fjords National Park.

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

Key facts

Length
0.6 mi (0.9 km)
Elevation gain
200 ft (60 m)

About Overlook Trail

Reached from the trail network near the Exit Glacier Nature Center, this route passes through cottonwood forest before opening onto a vantage over Exit Glacier. The glacier fills a valley it carved itself, and the view below lays out its full length. Pause at the top, then decide whether to push on toward the Harding Icefield Trail, which starts nearby and climbs far higher.

Route map

Route map of Overlook Trail in Kenai Fjords National Park500 ftN
StartFinishNorth is up. Drawn from the route in the Parka app.

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