McCarthy Glacier Hiking and Exploration Tour

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

Meeting Point

McCarthy River Tours

Mile 59, McCarthy Rd, McCarthy, AK 99588, USA

Our Adventure Office is located on the West Side of the Kennicott River, Just one stop before the Kennicott River Footbridge. Please arrive at our office no later than 15 minutes prior to trip departure. We have free onsite parking for our tour guests.

What's included:

• Crampons
• Local guide
• Private tours
• Trekking Poles (by request)

Not included:

• 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)

What to expect:

McCarthy

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.