Mendenhall Glacier Trek

Mendenhall Glacier Trek

Join an Alaskan wilderness adventure as you are introduced to glacier trekking on Mendenhall Glacier!

Itinerary

This hiking tour to Mendenhall Glacier begins with 4 miles through towering Sitka Spruce and Hemlock in the largest temperate rainforest in the world. The trail becomes less defined as you follow your guide through dense brush, beaver ponds, and up rock scrambles. The trail is strenuous with about 800 feet in vertical elevation gain and requires you to be sure-footed while crossing slippery stones and rock screes. It is all worth it when you climb the final ridge, and the jagged face of the glacier bursts into view with its river of ice coursing behind it.
The glacier is in constant change and its features disappear and reappear over the course of the season. After strapping on your micro-spikes, your guide will take you on a tour of the glacier's accessible features which may include exploring the other-worldliness of an ice cave, descending into crevasses carved by melt water, or peering into the deep blue well of a moulin.


Stop At:

• Above & Beyond Alaska, 2767 Sherwood Ln # C, Juneau, AK 99801-8546
• Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK