Category: Glacier National Park Hiking
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McDonald Creek Trail
McDonald Creek Trail is a multi-season route through a cedar-hemlock forest. The trail is snow free in spring long before the high country opens up. Shade and the cooling effect of flowing water make the walk attractive during the heat of summer. Cool, moist fall days create wonderful earthy smells…
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Morning Star Lake
Getting There The Cut Bank area is east of the Continental Divide in the northern part of the Two Medicine Region and south of the Saint Mary Region. Below are three driving routes to the road leading into Cut Bank. It’s important to note the first four of five miles…
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Beaver Pond Loop
This path is perfect for hikers who are looking for an adventure in the early or later parts of the year. If you’re an individual who loves to get out and enjoy snowshoeing or cross-country skiing, the Beaver Pond Loop is definitely an option. Remember the mantra: This is grizzly…
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Highline Trail & Granite Park Chalet
This is a hike that you will not soon forget. It has it all. Glacially carved peaks and valleys, meadows loaded with wildflowers, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, occasional grizzly bears, hoary marmots, coyotes, and the tiny chance early or late in the season of wolverines. And, some of the oldest…
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Poia Lake
Poia Lake, named after a hero in Blackfeet mythology, is a beautiful 30-acre body of water lying at an elevation of 5,800 feet near the transition zone of subalpine to alpine in the Kennedy Creek drainage. Choose the challenging out and back hike, a mellow overnighter, or travel on the…
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Howe Lake
Howe Lake, ridge, and creek are the namesakes of Charlie Howe, the first homesteader (1892) at the foot of Lake McDonald and the first white man to locate Avalanche Lake and Sperry Glacier.3 Howe Lake is an easy and worthwhile destination spring through fall. And it’s likely you’ll not find…
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Apikuni Falls
The liquid snow of Apikuni Creek presents a spectacular show when the Earth drops out from beneath it. The water plummets 160 feet over 1.5 billion-year-old Altyn limestone, the oldest rock on the park’s east side.1,2 Trailhead Apikuni Falls Trail leaves the parking area to the northwest and the Red…
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Swiftcurrent Lake Nature Trail
If you’re looking for a family-friendly hike that includes history, outstanding scenery, and wildlife, the loop around Swiftcurrent Lake in Many Glacier is hard to beat. This is one that can be enjoyed May through October. Trailhead Location The most popular places to access the trail are near the Many…
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