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Wrangell St Elias NP Root Glacier

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Distance
6.66 mi
Elevation gain
807 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
764 ft
Max elevation
2,262 ft
TrailRank 
37
Min elevation
1,950 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
4 hours 55 minutes
Coordinates
1314
Uploaded
September 3, 2011
Recorded
August 2011
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near Kennicott, Alaska (United States)

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Itinerary description

Great hike from Kennecott, crossing through all the historic buildings, to Root Glacier. There is another trail to a Glacier View, but this one goes to the base of the glacier and allows you to hike over it if you have crampons. If not, it is quite slippery. We saw some people falling...

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