Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve · Alaska

Root Glacier Trail

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 2,047 ft–2,236 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking

Backcountry camps

2,112 ft 2,150 ft · 0.1 mi high 2,150 ft

Along the way Jumbo Creek Camping Area

Trailheads Bonanza/Jumbo Mine Trailhead 2,122 ft Drive there · Erie Mine Trailhead 2,178 ft Drive there · Root Glacier Trailhead 2,122 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.