Upper Loop Trail

Kenai Fjords National Park

easy

Length: 0.38 mi

Est. time: 12m

Gain: 237 ft

Loss: 0 ft

Max elev: 538 ft

NetworkTrail class 3Gravelhike

Elevation profile

+237 ft gain · −0 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Trailhead parking (Place)

Exit Glacier Nature Center (VisitorCenter)

Build a loop

stitched loop

Lower Loop Trail + Upper Loop Trail

0.5 mi · +268 ft · ~0.3 hr (est.)

stitched loop

Edge of Glacier Trail + Upper Loop Trail

0.6 mi · +249 ft · ~0.3 hr (est.)

Connects to:

Lower Loop Trail Edge of Glacier Trail

Connect the dots

Learn:

Glacial Detectives Succession and Nutrient Cycling in a Temperate Rainforest Ecosystem Temperate Rainforest Ecology The Scientific Method Those Fabulous Fjords!

Journeys:

Rockwell Kent Josephine Sather Harry S. Kawabe Franklin G. Lowell

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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