Glacier Trips
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Adventures on the Matanuska Glacier
Guided hikes and ice climbing with the pros at MICA Guides. Glacier adventures since 1999.
Bring your family or friends out for a day of trekking on the beautiful Matanuska Glacier. Just about anyone can enjoy a glacier trek with our experienced guides.
Feeling adventurous? Try out the challenging and exciting sport of ice climbing!
No experience necessary!
For more information head to the MICA Guides website.
MICA Location
Directions to MICA Guides:
Google Maps is accurate with our physical locations, but driving times often do not account for road construction and other factors.
Do not rely on GPS to get to our location, many guests in the past have unfortunately missed their trips relying on this method.
Directions from Anchorage:
Take the Glenn Hwy (Route 1) NORTH out of the city towards Glennallen/Palmer.
At the Glenn Highway/Parks Highway junction (mile 35) take the PALMER exit on your right to stay on the Glenn Hwy heading towards
Palmer **You must exit the 4-Lane highway to stay on the Glenn Highway. – Do NOT go towards Wasilla.
Continue on the Glenn Hwy through Palmer (mile 42), Sutton (mile 62) and Chickaloon (Mile 76) then keep driving another 20+ miles
Follow our directions and look for the small green “Mileposts” on the side of the road. MICA Guides is at Milepost 102.5.
Combo Tours
“There’s more to do in Glacier View!”
If you are making the drive out to Glacier View, why not take full advantage of what the area has to offer? Below are our suggestions for pairing your zipline with other activities in the area, with time for lunch before or after your tour.
Ice Fall Trek
Each Ice Fall Trek will last approximately 4 hours.
- If your trek begins at 9:30 a.m., start your Zipline Adventure at 3:30 or 5:30 p.m.
- If your trek begins at 11:30 a.m., start your Zipline Adventure at 5:30 p.m.
- If your trek begins at 2 p.m., begin your day with an 11 a.m. Zipline Adventure.
- If your trek begins at 4 p.m., begin your day with an 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Zipline Adventure.
Advanced Trek
If you are booked onto an Advanced Trek, end your day with a 5:30 p.m. Zipline Adventure. This does make for a long day, so consider spending the night with us at Alpenglow Luxury Camping
Ice Climb
Unfortunately, for timing purposes, a Matanuska Glacier Ice Climb and the Zipline Adventure would need to be split over two days.
Helicopter Tours
Fly on the zipline and fly on a helicopter! Contact us about tour timing. Helicopter Adventures
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