Skagway Laughton Glacier Scenic Hiking Adventure

Your trip to the Laughton Glacier combines a scenic train ride aboard the historic White Pass & Yukon Route Railway with a wilderness hike to the magnificent Laughton Glacier where you get the opportunity to HIKE ON A GLACIER! This is an out and back trail in the Tongass National Forest. Each group is a different speed, which determines the length of the hike, typically the hike is 6-8 miles round trip.
For 33 Years Packer Expeditions has been Skagway's premiere Eco Tourism Agency! We've grown alongside Alaska's robust tourism and cruise community and have dialed in our services to be THE BEST Eco tour, ANYWHERE in the world!

The Laughton Glacier trail is world class, not only because of hard work and dedication of the Juneau Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, but also because Packer Expeditions has invested countless days into trail improvements and maintenance. This trail exists as a testament to the care and love that our guides have poured in over 3 decades of tours!

Meeting Point

Skagway Centennial Statue

271 Broadway, Skagway, AK 99840, USA

Meet your guide near the Centennial Statue, next to the Locomotive 52 Display on Broadway. Please be 10 minutes early so one of our guides can meet you there, verify your tickets, see your Passports and then the adventure begins!

What's included:

• We provide all clients with a lumbar pack as well as ice creepers, trekking poles, beanies, gloves, rain gear and warm layers.

What to expect:

Duration: 9 hours, 45 minutes

White Pass & Yukon Route Railway

201 2nd Avenue, Skagway, 99840, Alaska

All Aboard! Our journey begins on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, the only way to get to the Laughton Glacier Trailhead without chartering a helicopter.
While on board, you will receive your lunch sandwich, snacks and water in a provided lumbar pack to bring with you on your journey. Enjoy the breathtaking mountain views from the train as you ride along this historic railroad. Get to know your guide, listen in to the world class narration on board and get ready to go hiking!

At the end of our hike we will ride the same train back to Skagway, so sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!

1 hour, 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Laughton Glacier Trailhead

Skagway, AK 99840, USA

Once the WP&YR drops us off at the trailhead, we will gear up to get going! After a brief safety talk, get outfitted with what you need to succeed on the trail! (All clients are provided with ice creepers for traversing the glacier ice, and trekking poles if they desire.)
At the end of our hike, we will stow our gear and take a much deserved rest as we await the WP&YR to pick us up and take us back to Skagway.

30 minutes

Laughton Glacier

Laughton Glacier, Skagway, AK 99840, USA

The Laughton Glacier sits approximately 3 miles from the Laughton Glacier Trailhead. Our tour hikes to the Glacier where we then gear up with provided Ice Creepers and then hike on the glacier! We explore the glacier and all the amazing features it has to offer. From bubbling glacier water flows, moulins plunging into the darkness, crevasses scarring the glacial landscape and even sometimes mysterious fountains of ice water. After we take a rest to enjoy the stunning landscape and eat lunch, we start our journey back to the trailhead to catch our train back to Skagway.

2 hours