#2 - Exit Glacier Trail
Kenai Fjords National ParkLength: 2.3 mi • Est. 56 m
Start at Exit Glacier Nature Center parking lot. and following the accessible, Glacier View Loop Trail through the cottonwood forest to the Glacier View, a panoramic vista of Exit Glacier spilling down from the Harding Icefield. This one-mile trail loops back to the parking area, or you can turn left at the trail-side kiosk and continue 0.6 miles on to the Exit Glacier Overlook via the Glacier Overlook Trail.
The Exit Glacier Area is open year-round. Upon the arrival of snow, usually in mid-November, the road to Exit Glacier is inaccessible to cars, due to a state road closure, but open to winter recreation, including snowmobiles, dogsleds, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and fat bikes. The road often remains closed through early May, so be sure to check current conditions if you are visiting during the off season (fall through spring).
Due to the multiple steep sections on this trail with a very steep grade above 12%, it has not been marked as stroller or wheelchair/mobility equipment friendly, although some users with motorized or all-terrain equipment may be able to do sections of it. Users have reported that some of the inclines are too difficult to do with manual wheelchairs or strollers as the gravel is too slippery.
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