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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Hiking on the Root Glacier
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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
Hiking Routes

Many of these trails have cabins and airstrips located nearby. For information about backcountry cabins and airstrips, Click Here.

 
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT:
Out and about in the Glennallen, Copper Center, Chitina area
 
Along the Nugget Creek Trail
 

Boreal Forest Trail
½ mile loop at the Copper Center visitor center

Aspen Interpretive Trail
Community trail in Glennallen

Liberty Falls Trail & Tonsina River Trail
Short hikes along the Edgerton Hwy.

O'Brien to Haley Creek
Explore along the Copper River, in Chitina, AK

Tolsona Mud Volcanoes
Easy hike to interesting thermal features

Five-Mile Trail
Hike in the Chitina area

 

 
KENNECOTT DISTRICT:
Explorations along the McCarthy Road, Kennecott Area, and fly-in trips from McCarthy
 
Hiker in Skolai Pass
 

Kennecott Hiking & Food Storage Map

Hikes from the Kennecott Mill Town & location of Bear Proof Food Storage Lockers


Bonanza Mine Trail 
Tremendous views and rich history


Hidden Creek Valley 
Hiking route or fly-in destination


Bonanza Ridge
Hiking route, 28 mile loop

Jumbo Mine Trail
Panoramic views and mining remnants


Crystalline Hills Trail
Hike to a nice wilderness view


Kennicott Glacier Face Trail
Easy hike to the "Toe of the Glacier"


Along a creek to a high alpine pass

Kennecott to "The Knoll"
Route going past Erie Lake & ends near Stairway Icefall


Donoho Peak
Hike over the glacier to climb this peak

McCarthy Creek
Explore a riverside trail


Erie Mine
Scramble up the hillside to history


Nikolai Pass
4-5 day backpack from McCarthy


The Goat Trail
Route across Skolai Pass to Glacier Creek


Nugget Creek Trail
15 miles to a cabin, mine, and glacier

Root Glacier Trail
Easy hike to the ice, from Kennecott Mill Town


Ross Green to Iceberg Lake
Route across the Tana Glacier

 

NABESNA DISTRICT:
Places to hike along the Nabesna Road and Northern Wilds of the Park

 
along Lost Creek Trail
 
Skookum Volcano Trail
Great views and geology!
A great base camp for exploration, fly-in only

Skookum to Rambler Route 
High-country scramble with awesome views



Sanford - Dadina Plateau 
Wild & remote route,
fly-in only

Trail Creek-Lost Creek Loop 
A spectacular 3-4 day loop 

Baultoff Creek Area
Explore a remote valley,
fly-in only


Soda Lake Trail
Travel the tundra to a remote lake

Beaver Creek Trail
20 miles of adventure!
fly-in only

Caribou Creek Trail
Easy roadside hike and awesome views
Rambler Mine Trail
Easy hike to an old mine
and a panoramic view 
 
 
 
 

GLENN HIGHWAY:
Trails between Anchorage and Glennallen.

Gunsight Mountain (mile 118.5 Glenn Hwy)

 

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Last Updated: May 31, 2011 at 20:03 MST