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Glenn Highway: Palmer to Glennallen
Palmer to Glennallen
- Distance
- 137 mi
- Riding Time
- 2h 42m
- Climb
- 6,030 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Best from June through August.
- Fuel
- Fill up in Palmer. Stations along the way are few and some are seasonal; Glennallen has fuel at the end.
- Watch For
- Frost heaves and broken pavement, gravel construction zones in summer, steep grades near Caribou Creek, moose, and long stretches without services or cell coverage.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
From Palmer the Glenn Highway follows the Matanuska River into the mountains, passing close to the Matanuska Glacier and Sheep Mountain, then climbs over Eureka Summit and crosses open tundra with views of the Wrangell Mountains to Glennallen in the Copper River Basin.
Stops
- StartPalmer
- FinishGlennallen
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- Time
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