Glacier View Loop Trail – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

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Glacier View Loop Trail – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

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Glacier View Loop Trail – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

03:18

7.59km

490m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

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Kenai Fjords National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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189 m

Glacier View Loop Trail

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This approximately 600m long road is wheelchair accessible and is almost flat through a forest landscape. It is frightening to read the annals of the last century, where the end of the glacier was once.

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1.31 km

Harding Icefield Trail

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3.09 km

Marmot Meadow Viewpoint

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Marmot Meadows... keep your eyes open, cause there are marmots around!

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5.66 km

Overlook Trail to Exit Glacier

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6.09 km

Glacier floodplain

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In a typical trail it's easy to get out onto the glacier floodplain, or outwash plain, from this point to explore. However, there are some serious hazards you should be …

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6.31 km

View of Exit Glacier

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View of the Exit Glacier from the riverbed

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6.41 km

Glacier Viewpoint, Kenai Fjords National Park

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7.39 km

Exit Glacier Nature Center

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Before taking the hike to the glacier, you should first visit the center for a flying visit

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7.59 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.63 km

2.75 km

184 m

Surfaces

6.22 km

936 m

222 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

June 1, 2024,Alaska: Harding Icefield Trail bis Marmot Meadows und Glacier Overlook Trail — Kenai Fjords National Park

A great trail in a beautiful setting. It's disturbing to see how quickly the glacier is melting. In 15 years there might not be anything left of it. @Fräulein Draußen Unfortunately we couldn't walk to the Harding Icefield to enjoy the great view like you did. Due to the long winter, the trail from Marmot Meadows was closed due to …

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July 13, 2025,Harding Icefield Viewpoint — Kenai Fjords National Park- Part 1

So, a beautiful day to hike today but unfortunately, I accidentally stopped Komoot toward the end of the hike. I restarted it for the way down. This was an extremely strenuous hike, lots of stairs and elevation gain, about 3000 feet in 4 miles. The snow got really heavy toward the top where following the trail was no longer an …