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West Glacier Trail and West Glacier Spur Trail

based on 50 tracks & routes #2 hike out of 53 in
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6.6 mi
Distance
3 hrs 48 min
Time
terrain
443 ft
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Overview

This is a moderate out and back trail to Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska.

This trail goes by Mendenhall Ice Caves.

Public Tracks

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Rob 5 years, 8 months ago
Mendenhall Glacier - West Glacier trail via overlook path
Starts out on easy trail first 1.5 mile. Then scrambled over rocky terrain and becomes moderate to difficult.
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amhnjh 3 years, 8 months ago
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andrea.l.hilbert 3 years, 9 months ago
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sorina.stalla 4 years, 8 months ago
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lcd32bit 5 years, 10 months ago
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nickelwood 6 years, 8 months ago
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Mark Wilcox 7 years, 7 months ago

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Alternate Routes

  1. West Glacier Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.6 mi

Nearby Hiking Trails

  1. Nugget Falls Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  2. Mendenhall River Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.7 mi
  3. Trail of Time and Photo Point Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.2 mi
  4. West Glacier Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  5. Kax̱deg̱oowu Heen Dei
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.1 mi
  6. Moose Lake Loop via Back Loop Bridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
  7. Mendenhall Campground Road Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
  8. West Glacier Spur Trail and West Glacier Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.0 mi
  9. National Forest Development Road 8452
    ★ ★ EASY 1.9 mi
  10. National Forest Development Road 8452
    ★ ★ EASY 3.3 mi