Harding Icefield Trail | Kenai Fjords National Park | Alaska

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Harding Icefield's retreating Glacier has become an icon of climate change. The approach to Exit Glacier, the most accessible of the 500 square miles of ancient ice covering Kenai Fjords National Park, is a timeline of retreat. On the road to the glacier's toe, on the trail winding below the forest canopy and, ultimately, on the mostly bare rock at the end of the trail are signs marking 195 years of accelerating pullback. Beyond the last sign, which marks the 2010 edge, is a chasm of open space showing how Exit Glacier has continued its retreat up the valley.

The Harding Icefield is a large expanse of ice in the mountains of the Kenai Peninsula, which includes Kenai Fjords National Park. Covering 700 square miles, with a maximum depth of about 4,000 feet, the Harding Icefield is the largest icefield located entirely in the United States. The Harding Icefield connects 40 glaciers together, the most accessible of which is the Exit Glacier. An icefield is actually a large area of interconnected glaciers. What you see in the photo is Exit Glacier as it stretches down from the Harding Icefield. It doesn’t even encompass how giant the ice field is! Exit Glacier gets its name from the 1968 expedition that crossed the Harding Icefield. This glacier was the exit point at the end of that expedition, hence the name. The 8.2-mile round trip is a spectacular day hike, starting on the valley floor, the trail winds through cottonwood and alder forests, passes though heather filled meadows and ultimately climbs well above tree line to a breath-taking view of the Icefield. The top of the trail is a window to past ice ages - a horizon of ice and snow that stretches as far as the eye can see.






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