McBride & Robson Valley / Partial elevation sheet
Kristi Glacier
- Round trip
- 22 km
- Elevation gain
- Not established The source lists 660 m with the destination approach. The stored distance includes a calculated return, but climbing on that return has not been separately established.
- Walking time
- 8 - 10 hours
- Difficulty
- Hard There and Back
calculated return from removed bridge; published leg is 11 km to glacier
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
8.42 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/197278125. Sampled and rounded for display.
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Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
Measurement notes
11 km from bridge to glacier
660 m
Alpine approach: 8 km; one-way to alpine; gain not assigned. The complete outing is represented in the named route options.
Glacier from bridge: 11 km; bridge to glacier; 660 m source gain. The complete outing is represented in the named route options.
Source comparison: Farther glacier-view / tent-pad outing; 22 km; 660 m ascent; 8–10 hours duration; calculated return; source gives 11 km from bridge to glacier each way scope. This is another description of the main outing, a duplicate endpoint, an unscoped source claim, or a related facility.
Kristi Glacier access conflict: the Caledonia Ramblers page says right at the approximately 14 km fork; the Ozalenka Alpine Club operator and McBride Tourism say left. Directions use the operator’s left turn.