Your Backcountry Connection

Trip Itinerary and Schedule

From Glennallen, Kennicott Shuttle will take you on a memorable 125 mile ride. You will travel through the historic Copper Center and the farming community of Kenny Lake. From Chitina, you will see the Copper River Bridge, home of the famous Copper River Red Salmon, and see fishwheels turning.

You will follow the path of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway, nicknamed Can’t Run and Never Will. You will stop at the Kuskulana River, which is a 525′ steel bridge built in 1911 that spans a 283 ft. gorge, and at the Gilahina River railroad wooden trestle. The last 60 miles are along a narrow gravel road, atop the old railway bed, into the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

SCHEDULE

Kennicott Shuttle picks up at hotels, B&Bs, campgrounds and RV parks in the Copper River Valley. The Kennicott Shuttle provides transportation to the Kennicott River Footbridge where passengers disembark and walk across the Footbridge. Transportation to McCarthy & Kennicott is provided by other van services.

ITINERARY TIMES:
Depart Glennallen7:00 am
Depart Copper Center7:30 am
Depart Kenny Lake8:00 am
Depart Chitina Airport8:15 am
Depart Chitina Wayside8:30 am
Arrive McCarthy11:00 am
Depart McCarthy4:30 pm
Arrive Chitina Wayside6:30 pm
Arrive Chitina Airport6:45 pm
Arrive Kenny Lake7:00 pm
Arrive Copper Center7:30 pm
Arrive Glennallen8:00 pm
  
Times are approximate and will vary with road conditions.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

10% CANCELLATION FEE – BASED ON TOTAL TRIP PRICE
If cancelled 30 days prior to travel date – 90% refundable
If cancelled 10-29 days prior to travel date – 50% refundable
If cancelled less than 10 days prior to travel date – 0%refundable

CHANGES TO RESERVATIONS:

We realize that things happen in life that are out of our control. If a change request is made by the client to a confirmed reservation, the first change will be at no charge to the client.
Unfortunately, we incur costs for making changes. Therefore, any changes made thereafter will be charged a $5 processing fee (per occurrence) to the credit card on file.