Moderate
Trails
Trails in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Compare distance, typical time, difficulty, and trail details.
Moderate
Root Glacier Trail
Walk from Kennecott to blue ice, pools, and the Stairway Icefall
Challenging
Bonanza Mine Trail
Big glacier views and eerie mine ruins after a relentless climb
Challenging
Stairway Icefall/ Erie Lake Trail
Big glacier drama to a wild lake beneath the Stairway IcefallChallenging
Nikolai Pass
Fly-in ridgewalk from a high pass back to McCarthy, all off-trail.
Moderate
Skookum Volcano Trail
Volcanic pass hike with cairn hunting and creek hopping solitude
Challenging
Trail Creek- Lost Creek Loop
Remote off-trail loop with a 6,000 ft pass and serious creek fords
Challenging
Jumbo Mine Trail
Hard climb to Kennecott’s abandoned Jumbo Mine with huge glacier views
Moderate
Caribou Creek Trail: Nabesna Road
Quiet valley-to-cabin walk with creek hops and Wrangell viewsChallenging
Soda Lake Trail
Remote, landslide-dammed lake via muddy creeks, tundra, and scree.
Challenging
Dixie Pass Trail
Remote creek-and-pass route with fords and fading tread.
Moderate
Crystalline Hills Trail
Shady loop with quick viewpoints and scrambleable hills above the Chitina.Challenging
Fireweed Mountain Trail
Rugged, scree-strewn climb to huge Kennicott–McCarthy valley views.
Moderate
Rambler Mine Trail
Short, steep climb to 1940s mine ruins and big Nabesna valley views
Challenging
Nugget Creek Trail
Long, rough ORV approach to a remote cabin and glacier views.
Easy
Copper River Trail
Quick bluff loop to big Copper River and Wrangell views
Challenging
McCarthy Creek Trail
Creekbed wander with solitude, shifting channels, and real route-finding
Easy
Gilahina Trestle & Hiking Trail
Quick riverside leg-stretcher with a towering historic trestle
Easy
Wagon Road Trail (McCarthy Access)
Quiet forest connector from McCarthy to historic Kennecott
Moderate
