Half Day Root Glacier Hike
Overview
Tour Highlights
~Interpretive Walking Tour through the Historic Kennicott Mining Town
~Soaring Glacial & Mountain Vistas
~Hike on the White Ice of the Root Glacier
~Explore Unique Glacial Features (Blue Pools, Moulins, Crevasses)
~Drink from a Glacial Stream
~Unbeatable Views of the Stairway Icefall
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Crampons
- Private tours
- Trekking Poles (by request)
- Local guide
- Lunch or Snacks
- Water Bottle
- Sturdy Hiking Shoes or Boots
- Sunglasses & Sunscreen (Even if it is Cloudy!)
- Rain Gear (Top & Bottom)
- Backpack
- Camara
- Lightweight Gloves
- A Tip for your Guide! (10-20% of trip cost is recommended)
Meeting and Pickup
If electing hotel pickup, please ask the front desk to contact us the evening prior to your trip to finalize pick up location and time.
Mile 59
McCarthy Road, McCarthy, AK 99588, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
Explore the Blue Pools, Moulins, Crevasses and rolling Ice of the Root Glacier accompanied by one of our local, knowledgeable guides. Well studied in glaciology and geology, our guides will bring you on a glacier hike adventure in one of the earth’s most dynamic landscapes. Outfitted with a pair of crampons and a pre-trip orientation, we’ll shuttle you from our shop in McCarthy 5 miles up the road up to historic Kennecott.
Our glacier hike begins in historic Kennecott where your guide explains the buildings and history of the purest copper ever found on Earth. Your guides “insider” knowledge will help to illuminate the stories that once unfolded here.
From Kennecott it is a two mile trek along the well-marked glacier trail. Check out wild-flowers, maybe taste a few of the Alaska Berries along the way. The roughly 2 mile hike from bus depot to white ice provides for great photo ops and stops along the way. Your guide will offer a immersive interpretive tour of glacier, alpine mountains and the creatures that roam here. Spend a few hours circling moulins, traversing fields of ice & basking in the beauty of blue pools, ice-falls & soaring mountains.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Dress code is outdoors ready, participants should bring sunglasses, gloves and rain gear and dress appropriately for the temperature.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Half Day Root Glacier Hike?
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Activity code: C-8165P4
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Alaska customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (AKDT).
- Private transportation.
- Crampons.
- Private tours.
- Trekking Poles (by request).
- Local guide.
- Lunch or Snacks.
- Water Bottle.
- Sturdy Hiking Shoes or Boots.
- Sunglasses & Sunscreen (Even if it is Cloudy!).
- Rain Gear (Top & Bottom).
- Backpack.
- Camara.
- Lightweight Gloves.
- A Tip for your Guide! (10-20% of trip cost is recommended).
The minimum age to participate is 8..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Half Day Root Glacier Hike is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Half Day Root Glacier Hike will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Alaska. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Private transportation
- Crampons
- Private tours
- Trekking Poles (by request)
- Local guide
- Lunch or Snacks
- Water Bottle
- Sturdy Hiking Shoes or Boots
- Sunglasses & Sunscreen (Even if it is Cloudy!)
- Rain Gear (Top & Bottom)
- Backpack
- Camara
- Lightweight Gloves
- A Tip for your Guide! (10-20% of trip cost is recommended)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 8 years
- Dress code is outdoors ready, participants should bring sunglasses, gloves and rain gear and dress appropriately for the temperature.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
