Juneau Trip Overview
Spend your time in Juneau on an Alaskan wilderness hiking adventure as you get up close to the Mendenhall Glacier! This exhilarating tour will show you a stunning piece of Alaskan nature as you hike through the Tongass Rainforest towards the glacier. Then explore the edge of the glacier on foot where you could see ice caves, dramatic crevasses, and fascinating glacial formations.
Accessing ice caves, moulins, or any other glacial feature is not guaranteed: The Mendenhall Glacier is in constant change. Your guide will assess each available feature prior to accessing to determine if it’s safe to explore. The Mendenhall Glacier is receding on a daily basis and we are seeing significant changes to the surface of the glacier. There are very limited safe areas to access and explore on the ice with crampons. Safety is our number one priority. We can not guarantee every trip will hike on the glacier.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Juneau, United States
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Juneau, Alaska, United States
Spend your time in Juneau on an Alaskan wilderness hiking adventure as you get up close to the Mendenhall Glacier! This exhilarating tour will show you a stunning piece of Alaskan nature as you hike through the Tongass Rainforest towards the glacier. Then explore the edge of the glacier on foot where you could see ice caves, dramatic crevasses, and fascinating glacial formations.
Accessing ice caves, moulins, or any other glacial feature is not guaranteed: The Mendenhall Glacier is in constant change. Your guide will assess each available feature prior to accessing to determine if it’s safe to explore. The Mendenhall Glacier is receding on a daily basis and we are seeing significant changes to the surface of the glacier. There are very limited safe areas to access and explore on the ice with crampons. Safety is our number one priority. We can not guarantee every trip will hike on the glacier.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway, 490 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801-1328
Pick up at “C” Sign at the base of the Mount Roberts Tramway and van transport to main office for gear orientation and outfitting. Once outfitting is complete, guests will be transported to the West Glacier Trailhead.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: West Glacier Trailhead, Skaters Cabin Road, Juneau, AK 99801
Hiking to the glacier begins with 4 miles through towering Sitka Spruce and Hemlock in the largest temperate rainforest in the world.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Mendenhall Glacier, Mendenhall Valley, Juneau, AK
Your guide will take you on a tour of the glacier’s accessible features along the edge, which may include exploring the other worldliness of an ice cave, hiking by glacier blue conduits and ice tubes, or peering into the deep well of a moulin. The glacier is in constant change and its ice features disappear and reappear over the course of the season, but we will explore the best features available that day.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: West Glacier Trailhead, Skaters Cabin Road, Juneau, AK 99801
Return 4 mile hike back through the Tongass National Forest.
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Goldbelt Mount Roberts Tramway, 490 S Franklin St, Juneau, AK 99801-1328
Drop off back downtown. Thanks for joining!
Duration: 30 minutes
