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Avalanche Lake Trail

Glacier National Park - Montana, USA
Out and back, 5 mile (total) hike on maintained trail. The destination is Avalanche lake, which is created by melting glaciers. This is a family friendly hike with gradual incline to the lake and decline on the way back. The trail head starts at the Trail of the Cedars.

Trails

Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Trail of The Cedars - Glacier National Park
A short loop hike through a cedar forest to Avalanche Gorge that is wheelchair accessible as well
Easy
1.5 mi
2.4 km
Highline Trail - Glacier National Park
One of the best trails in the entire park, and a shuttle will even bring you back to your car at Logan Pass
Moderate
11.4 mi
18.3 km
Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park
A beautiful hike to a glacial lake beneath a massive melting glacier.
Moderate
12.0 mi
19.3 km
Guides
Highline Trail - Glacier National Park
Highline Trail - Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
 
Moderate: 11.4 miles, Full day
One of the best trails in the entire park, and a shuttle will even bring you back to your car at Logan Pass
Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park
Grinnell Glacier - Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
Moderate: 12.0 miles, Full day
A beautiful hike to a glacial lake beneath a massive melting glacier.
Trail of The Cedars - Glacier National Park
Trail of The Cedars - Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
Easy: 1.5 miles, 1 hour or less
A short loop hike through a cedar forest to Avalanche Gorge that is wheelchair accessible as well
Community Trips
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Grinnell Glacier Trail
by kirt on Aug 08, 2008
Many Glacier, Montana, United States
12.1 miles
Awesome hike in some absolutely gorgeous country. My father and I started off with a boat rides from the Many Glacier Hotel across Swiftcurrent Lake. There is a fifth of a mile long paved trail connecting Swiftcurrent Lake from Lake Josephine. Once departing Morning Eagle, the fun old boat serving Lake Josephine, the trail heads to the North for a short ways before heading West and steadily ascending towards Upper Grinnell Lake.The...
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Highline Trail (The Loop), Glacier NP, MT, USA
by ysato_JAPAN on Aug 13, 2007
Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
14.2 miles
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Grinnell Glacier Hike
by laoatwork on Aug 18, 2006
Swiftcurrent, Montana, United States
11.4 miles
A must-do hike, BEAUTIFUL.   Click on the blog word to see our blog
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Mount Brown Lookout Trail, Glacier NP
by xc_nomad on Oct 01, 2009
Lake McDonald, Montana, United States
10.3 miles
Beautiful and demanding hike to Mount Brown Lookout.
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Highline Trail
by CascadeClimber on Aug 23, 2008
Siyeh Bend, Montana, United States
11.4 miles
Saturday - Breakfast with Rachel & Jon then the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. After a wonderful breakfast with Rachel and Jon at the same place we went to with Kenny Emily and I hit the road towards Glacier National Park. This time we only had an afternoon to spend in the park so we went by the short trails Kenny and I had gone on. I wanted to finally hike...
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Grinnel Glacier and Red Rock Falls, Glacier NP, MT, USA
by ysato_JAPAN on Aug 15, 2007
Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
20.7 miles
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"Going To The Sun Road "
by snobbler on Apr 27, 2010
West Glacier, Montana, United States
32.1 miles
A trip to the Rocky Mountains Montana in 2008 .  Drove as far as we could , the road is closed in winter so we walked the rest of the way up to  Logan Pass .Absolutely fell in love with the place , the photos do not do justice to the awe inspiring scenery . It is hard to get an idea of scale even when you are there , just look...
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Swiftcurrent Lake and Josephine Lake Trail
by kirt on Aug 07, 2008
Swiftcurrent, Montana, United States
3.2 miles
Nice little walk for the whole family. Great scenery and not too long for young boys.
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Highline Trail to the Chalet
by DevinH on Sep 16, 2009
14.9 miles
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Gunsight Pass Trail, Glacier NP, MT, USA
by ysato_JAPAN on Aug 08, 2008
Siyeh Bend, Montana, United States
23.0 miles
Aug 8-10, 2008(3 days  2 nights)

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