Hike the Bartlett River Trail
Distance
4 Miles
Elevation Gain
500 Feet
Activities
Hiking
Skill
Beginner
Season
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Type
Out-and-Back
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The Bartlett River Trail is a 4 mile roundtrip hike that winds through a spruce-hemlock rainforest.
The trail meanders through an intertidal lagoon, a spruce & hemlock forest, and ends at the Bartlett estuary. In the summer, expect to see otters, eagles, seals, moose, and bears. In the late summer, salmon run up the Bartlett River which attracts harbor seals. The trailhead is 1/2 mile up the road from Glacier Bay Lodge and Visitor Center.
Photos: Mark Byzewski
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