EXPERIENCE GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

On this page, you’ll find hikes grouped first by which side of the Continental Divide they lie, then by region. Tables below contain routes within each area. There you will find a difficulty rating (based on Petzoldt’s Energy Rated Mile equation), total distance, total elevation gain and loss, and walking time (assuming 2.5 miles-per-hour with additional time for elevation gain using Naismith’s Rule). Clicking on a link will take you to the hike narrative, map, notes on history, geology, fauna, flora, and photographs.

Regions

West of the Continental Divide

East of the Continental Divide

Belly River Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
>Many Glacier – Ptarmigan Tunnel	10.3	5.2	2,536	262	3h 21m
>Ptarmigan Tunnel – Elizabeth Lake head	7.5	6.2	667	3,025	2h 24m
>Elizabeth Lake head – Helen Lake	5.8	5.2	294	127	2h 14m
>Elizabeth Lake head – Poia Lake	18.1	11.7	3,215	2,352	6h 17m
>Poia Lake – Red Gap Pass Trailhead	8.5	6.5	997	1,867	3h 06m
*Goat Haunt – Stoney Indian Lake	12.3	7.2	2,547	442	4h 10m
*Stoney Indian Lake – Glenns Lake foot	10.2	8.1	1,058	2,513	3h 46m
*Glenns Lake foot – Chief Mountain Trailhead	13.2	10.2	1,502	1,050	4h 50m
Belly River Ranger Station	13.2	12.4	380	1,009	5h
Lee Ridge & Gable Pass	17.9	13.2	2,367	637	6h 28m

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Many Glacier Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Fishercap Lake	0.6	0.6	15	15	15m
Swiftcurrent Lake Nature Trail	3.0	2.6	243	259	1h 07m
Apikuni Falls	3.2	2.0	612	0	1h 06m
Red Rock Falls	4.3	3.7	276	112	1h 37m
Bullhead Lake	7.8	6.9	453	200	3h
Grinnell Lake	8.2	7.2	491	468	3h 08m
Iceberg Lake	12.9	9.6	1,634	489	4h 40m
Grinnell Glacier	15.2	10.6	2,277	701	5h 22m
Ptarmigan Tunnel	15.6	10.5	2,536	262	5h 38m
Cracker Lake	16.7	13.0	1,870	833	6h 08m
Poia Lake	16.5	13.1	1,676	808	6h 04m
Swiftcurrent Pass	18.8	13.7	2,562	322	6h 47m

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Saint Mary Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Baring Falls	0.8	0.7	55	175	19m
Saint Mary Falls	1.7	1.6	42	230	39m
Hidden Lake	3.7	2.8	460	95	1h 21m
Virginia Falls	3.8	3.1	356	247	1h 25m
Beaver Pond Loop	4.5	3.4	502	505	1h 40m
Waterfall Hike	7.7	6.3	706	440	2h 52m
Florence Falls	11.1	9.9	605	1,010	4h 16m
Piegan Pass	12.5	8.8	1,855	121	4h 27m
Siyeh Pass	14.6	9.7	2,441	3,610	5h 06m
Highline & Granite Park	14.7	11.4	1,630	4,014	5h 23m
Gunsight Lake	15.3	13.1	1,118	1,044	5h 48m
Otokomi Lake	15.7	10.9	2,383	423	5h 33m

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Cut Bank Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Medicine Grizzly Lake	14.5	12.9	814	407	5h 34m
Morning Star Lake	15.2	13.4	920	297	5h 50m
Triple Divide Pass	19.4	14.2	2,610	399	7h

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Two Medicine Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Running Eagle Falls	0.7	0.6	39	7	15m
Paradise Point	2.2	1.3	93	107	34m
Upper Two Medicine Lake	5.0	4.2	416	118	1h 53m
Aster Falls & Park	5.1	3.7	705	102	1h 50m
Rockwell Falls	7.3	6.5	405	161	2h 48m
No Name Lake (one-way on Sinopah boat)	9.7	7.5	1,408	1,405	3h 42m
Autumn Creek Trail (Marias Pass – Lubec Trailhead)	11.0	8.5	1,209	1,309	4h
Scenic Point	12.4	7.6	2,402	197	4h 14m
Firebrand Pass	14.3	10.2	2,072	215	5h 07m
Cobalt Lake	14.8	11.6	1,578	152	5h 26m
Oldman Lake	16.5	12.8	1,858	342	6h
Dawson-Pitamakan Loop	24.7	17.2	3,754	3,754	8h 46m

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West of the Continental Divide

Lake McDonald Region

North Fork Region

Walton Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Elk Mountain	13.5	6.8	3,373	65	4h 24m
Scalplock Mountain	16.4	10.0	3,347	190	5h 40m
Harrison Lake (head)	16.9	14.5	1,217	722	6h 25m

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Lake McDonald Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Rocky Point	1.7	1.5	83	190	38m
Johns Lake Loop	2.5	2.0	249	252	55m
Apgar Bike Path	3.0	3.0	level	level	1h 12m
Howe Lake	3.9	3.2	330	114	1h 27m
McDonald Creek	5.7	5.3	207	61	2h 23m
Christensen & Rogers Meadows	7.0	6.4	296	273	2h 43m
Avalanche Lake (head)	7.3	5.8	758	253	2h 42m
Old Flathead Ranger Station	7.5	6.9	322	377	2h 56m
Fish Lake	7.7	5.4	1,152	214	2h 45m
Apgar Lookout	11.1	7.2	1,960	93	3h 52m
Trout Lake	12.7	8.4	2,141	1,423	4h 26m
Snyder Lake	13.0	8.7	2,147	142	4h 33m
Highline	15.8	11.4	2,202	4,586	5h 40m
South Boundary	16.5	14.6	964	831	6h 19m
Huckleberry Lookout	17.4	11.5	2,942	240	6h 04m
Sperry Chalet	19.3	12.3	3,486	181	6h 39m
Swiftcurrent Lookout	23.9	15.7	4,075	6,435	8h 19m

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North Fork Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Covey Meadow	2.1	1.7	174	177	46m
Hidden Meadow	3.5	3.0	253	11	1h 20m
Kishenehn Ranger Station	10.3	9.6	335	430	4h
Akokala Lake	14.1	11.2	1,435	739	5h 12m
Numa Lookout	17.5	11.5	2,987	81	6h 10m
Quartz Lake Loop	18.7	13.1	2,779	2,679	6h 37m
>Kintla – Upper Kintla Lk	13.9	11.5	1,194	834	5h 12m
>Upper Kintla Lk – Hole-in-the-Wall	15.8	8.6	3,589	1,656	5h 14m
>Hole-in-the-Wall – Lake Janet	8.1	7.0	554	1,913	3h 05m
>Lake Janet – Goat Haunt	4.7	4.3	200	957	1h 49m

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