The Loop To Granite Chalet Hike Glacier

Experience firsthand the effects of the 2003 fires.

The loop to granite chalet hike glacier.

Since due to the pandemic there is no shuttle service my hiking partner hitchhiked back up from the loop to logan pass where the car was parked and i waited for her to drive the car back. After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head. The high line trail runs from the logan pass visitors center to the loop trail head along the garden wall. This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet.

Left logan pass at 6 45 am. The hike from granite park chalet to the loop is about. The trailhead to get to the chalet begins at logan pass on the going to the sun road and you take the highline trail to reach it. We hiked down to the loop.

Hiking to the loop. The trail in very narrow in some places with steep. The first part of this trail is through a shady cool forest. With an elevation gain of 2 663 feet over the 4 2 miles of t.

The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year. Very very windy and cold at top so prepare accordingly. We did this hike from the granite chalet on august 22 2020 after our last night staying there. If you are planning an early season trip into granite park chalet be sure to check the trail status online or at a park visitor center.

Whether you want to just check the chalet out on a day hike or if you d like to spend. Saw rams 15 minutes into the hike. Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center. The loop trail in glacier national park is a popular trail due to being a cut off of sorts for people doing a day hike on the highline trail generally hikers hike the highline trail beginning at logan pass to the granite park chalet.

The granite park chalet is nestled on a rocky hillside just north of mount gould. From the granite park chalet it is a 4 mile hike to get to the loop. The hike to the granite park chalet is 7 6 miles and the highline trail only climbs 200 feet. This part of the hike is a steep downhill walk in and out of a forest.

However my gps reported a total distance of exactly 15 miles. It doesn t take long until you leave the shade of the trees and enter what remains of an old forest fire. Officially i hiked 7 6 miles from logan pass to granite park chalet plus a 1 2 mile side trip to glacier overlook plus 4 miles from the chalet to the loop. Really really tough hike to the top but worth the effort.

The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb. The highline trail was gorgeous well worth the time and effort. Did grinnell glacier overlook. 1 mile to the top.