Harding Icefield Trail
Harding Icefield Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back foot trail in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska. Difficulty: strenuous, rated by the National Park Service. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 8.12 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Hike the Harding Icefield Trail” hike, which uses this trail.
- 1.2 mione way
- 2.4 miround trip
- 8.12 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 3,515 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
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From the National Park Service
Hike the Harding Icefield Trail
Good shorter options with scenic views are Marmot Meadows (1.4 mi one way) or Top of the Cliffs (2.4 mi one way).
Read the official NPS description
Plan this hike
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