Walk
Byron Glacier Trail
Portage Valley, Alaska
Flat, easy walk to a view of a hanging glacier and a creek-side ice patch where kids slide.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
A short gravel trail leads up a valley to the foot of Byron Glacier. In early summer, tiny ice worms wriggle in the snowpack. A good rainy-day stop since the valley traps cloud.
Good to know
- Don't walk under the ice, avalanches are real
- Wear boots, the last stretch is rocks and creek crossings
- Winter use is not advised because of avalanche risk
- Best time
- June to August
- Open
- Summer
- Getting there
- Paved Portage Glacier Road, then signed trailhead
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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