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Spencer Glacier Hike by Train from Anchorage

Hike onto Spencer Glacier in the Alaska Wilderness

In partnership with Alaska Railroad, your guides offer small group hiking along Spencer Lake and onto Spencer Glacier to experience and learn about blue ice, up-close-and-personal!

The Spencer Glacier is located just South of Portage Valley and the Turnagain Arm in the Kenai Mountains and the Chugach National Forest. It is an entirely off-the-road system, so you will ride the train from Anchorage with breathtaking views of glaciers and towering alpine peaks.

At the Whistle Stop, your hiking group of 5 or fewer per guide disembarks and boards a van for a short ride to the lake edge. From that start point to the edge of the Glacier is about 2 miles of flat Forest Service-maintained trails.

At the Glacier's edge, the group gears up with helmets and crampons. After some safety lessons and crampon practice, groups travel out onto the glacier ice itself and have about 2 hours to explore the amazing Ice features (blue ice, crevasses, ice caves, moulins, etc) with skilled and experienced guides.

Spencer Glacier Hike by Train from Anchorage

Length:

10 hours

Prices - including tax
All amounts in US Dollar $

Our Adult Telephone Rate (ages 13+):	$368.95
Our Adult Internet Rate"Internet Rate" is the Alcatraz Media Inc. rate for orders placed online. (ages 13+):	$358.95
Your Internet Order Savings:	$10.00
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Time:

8:45 am daily

June 1 to September 15

Time noted is check-in time at the Anchorage train depot

This tour is also available for ages 7+ without hiking onto the Glacier; please order Iceberg Hike at Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop by Train from Anchorage.

Summary:

7 DAYS MINIMUM ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED. This tour does NOT include hotel pick-up; departure is from the Anchorage Train Depot (details on your E-Ticket). All participants must fill out a Hiking Application and sign a Liabiility Waiver. Minimum age for this tour is 13. There is no child discount rate for this tour. Minimum total number of participants required for this tour to operate is 2. Maximum number of participants per guide is 5. Please reserve online, or call us toll-free at 888-321-3640.

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This tour includes the round-trip train ticket in partnership with the Alaska Railroad, a deli lunch served aboard the train, glacier hiking gear (crampons, helmets), along with trail snacks & water, bear protection and a knowledgeable naturalist guide who will provide interpretive natural history, ecology and glaciology discussions. This tour is operated under permit, Chugach National Forest.

DELI LUNCH - Meat, vegetarian and special dietary options available.

Please Bring/Wear:

Sturdy Footwear
Appropriate Clothing Layers to Include a Jacket and/or Raingear
Small Backpack
Your Camera

Restrooms are available aboard the train and there are outhouses at the Spencer Whistle Stop.

Please Note:

Strenuous activity requiring good physical condition
No hiking or glacier hiking experience necessary
Trip operates in all weather conditions

From the Spencer Whistle Stop, your small group of 5 or fewer hikers per guide boards a van for a short ride on the gravel road (avoiding the crowds) to an overlook for outstanding views of the glacier and Icebergs floating in the Spencer terminal lake. The total distance from the Lake edge to the edge of the glacier is just over 2 miles of flat Forest Service maintained trails. The last 1/2 mile is rugged moraine walking. The 5 hours of hiking includes many photo & rest stops to learn about interesting local wildlife, history and glaciology.

For the return trip, the group will catch the Coastal Classic Train at 8:15 pm, which takes you back to Anchorage.

Guests taking this tour to Spencer Glacier will surely come away with great photographs and memories, better respect and knowledge about glaciers, mountain weather and the history of Alaska climbing.

7 DAYS MINIMUM ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED. This tour does NOT include hotel pick-up; departure is from the Anchorage Train Depot (details on your E-Ticket). All participants must fill out a Hiking Application and sign a Liabiility Waiver. Minimum age for this tour is 13. There is no child discount rate for this tour. Minimum total number of participants required for this tour to operate is 2. Maximum number of participants per guide is 5. Please reserve online, or call us toll-free at 888-321-3640.

Spencer Glacier Hike by Train from Anchorage

The Blue Ice

Exploring the Spencer Glacier - Priceless!

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