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Kenai Peninsula Borough

Exit Glacier – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

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United States

Alaska

Kenai Peninsula Borough

Exit Glacier – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

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Exit Glacier – Exit Glacier Nature Center loop from Exit Glacier Creek

03:31

8.35km

500m

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: June 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Kenai Fjords National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.55 km

Overlook Trail to Exit Glacier

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

1.97 km

Glacier floodplain

Highlight • Natural

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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2.12 km

Exit Glacier

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 6.4 km long exit Glacier springs from the Harding ice field. At this glacier the global warming becomes very clear. His loss rates are very dramatic in my opinion. …

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3.40 km

Marmot Meadow Viewpoint

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

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7.50 km

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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8.14 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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8.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.64 km

3.50 km

184 m

Surfaces

6.45 km

1.50 km

178 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 19 June

13°C

7°C

29 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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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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