Glacier National Park Hikes

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, 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	3 h 21 m
>Ptarmigan Tunnel – Elizabeth Lake head	7.5	6.2	667	3,025	2 h 24 m
>Elizabeth Lake head – Helen Lake	5.8	5.2	294	127	2 h 14 m
>Elizabeth Lake head – Poia Lake	18.1	11.7	3,215	2,352	6 h 17 m
>Poia Lake – Red Gap Pass Trailhead	8.5	6.5	997	1,867	3 h 06m
*Goat Haunt – Stoney Indian Lake	12.3	7.2	2,547	442	4 h 10 m
*Stoney Indian Lake – Glenns Lake foot	10.2	8.1	1,058	2,513	3 h 46 m
*Glenns Lake foot – Chief Mountain Trailhead	13.2	10.2	1,502	1,050	4 h 50 m
Lee Ridge & Gable Pass	17.9	13.2	2,367	637	6 h 28 m

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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 00m
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	19min
Saint Mary Falls	1.7	1.6	42	230	39min
Virginia Falls	3.8	3.1	356	247	1h 25min
Beaver Pond Loop	4.5	3.4	502	505	1h 40min
Waterfall Hike	7.7	6.3	706	440	2h 52min
Florence Falls	11.1	9.9	605	1,010	4h 16min
Piegan Pass	12.5	8.8	1,855	121	4h 27min
Siyeh Pass	14.6	9.7	2,441	3,610	5h 06min
Gunsight Lake	15.3	13.1	1,118	1,044	5h 48min
Otokomi Lake	15.7	10.9	2,383	423	5h 33min

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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 34min
Morning Star Lake	15.2	13.4	920	297	5h 50min
Triple Divide Pass	19.4	14.2	2,610	399	7 h 00min

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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	15min
Paradise Point	2.2	1.3	93	107	34min
Upper Two Medicine Lake	5.0	4.2	416	118	1hr 53min
Aster Falls & Park	5.1	3.7	705	102	1hr 50min
Rockwell Falls	7.3	6.5	405	161	2hr 48min
No Name Lake (one-way on Sinopah boat)	9.7	7.5	1,408	1,405	3hr 42min
Autumn Creek Trail (Marias Pass – Lubec Trailhead)	11.0	8.5	1,209	1,309	4h 00min
Scenic Point	12.4	7.6	2,402	197	4h 14min
Cobalt Lake	14.2	11.1	1,562	171	5h 13min
Firebrand Pass	14.3	10.2	2,072	215	5h 07min
Oldman Lake	16.5	12.7	1,899	389	6h 00min
Dawson-Pitamakan Loop	24.7	17.2	3,754	3,754	8h 46min

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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 24min
Scalplock Mountain	16.4	10.0	3,347	190	5h 40min
Harrison Lake (head)	16.9	14.5	1,217	722	6h 25min

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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	0h 38min
Johns Lake Loop	2.5	2.0	249	252	0h 55min
Apgar Bike Path	3.0	3.0	level	level	1h 12min
Howe Lake	3.9	3.2	330	114	1h 27min
McDonald Creek	5.7	5.3	207	61	2h 23min
Christensen & Rogers Meadows	7.0	6.4	296	273	2h 43min
Avalanche Lake (head)	7.3	5.8	758	253	2h 42min
Old Flathead Ranger Station	7.5	6.9	322	377	2h 56min
Apgar Lookout	11.1	7.2	1,960	93	3h 52min
Trout Lake	12.7	8.4	2,141	1,423	4h 26min
Snyder Lake	13.0	8.7	2,147	142	4h 33min
Highline	15.8	11.4	2,202	4,586	5h 40min
South Boundary	16.5	14.6	964	831	6h 19min
Huckleberry Lookout	17.4	11.5	2,942	240	6h 04min
Sperry Chalet	19.3	12.3	3,486	181	6h 39min
Swiftcurrent Lookout	23.9	15.7	4,075	6,435	8h 19min

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North Fork Region

Hike	Difficulty	Total Distance (miles)	Total Elevation Gain (feet)	Total Elevation Loss (feet)	Walking Time
Covey Meadow	2.0	1.6	200	198	0h 44min
Hidden Meadow	3.5	3.0	261	19	1h 20min
Kishenehn Ranger Station	10.5	9.6	433	528	4h 03min
Akokala Lake	14.1	11.1	1,512	849	5h 11min
Numa Lookout	17.7	11.5	3,120	214	6h 10min
Quartz Lake Loop	19.2	13.1	3,065	3,061	6h 46min
>Kintla – Upper Kintla Lk	14.5	11.5	1,523	1,192	5h 22min
>Upper Kintla Lk – Hole-in-the-Wall	16.4	8.6	3,908	1,974	5h 23min
>Hole-in-the-Wall – Lake Janet	8.4	7.0	706	2,064	3h 09min
>Lake Janet – Goat Haunt	5.0	4.3	361	1,118	1h 54min

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