Glacier National Park

We travel to Montana to explore the spectacular Glacier National Park over an 8 day period! The park was massive and even with 9 days in the area, we only hit a fraction of it. We based out of three different areas of the park, Two Medicine, Many Glacier and then West Glacier / Whitefish.

We found two main, great resources for planning the trip. The maps from Hike734.com being key and ended up being our go to day hike maps for all national parks. The other resource was hikingglacier.com for their great descriptions of the trails. At the end of each day's report, I have a few stats of the hike as well as a link to the hike's Hiking in Glacier page!

Day 1- Travel to Kalispell

  • Fly to Kalispell
  • Drive Marias Pass
  • Visit Izzak Walton Inn
  • Goat Lick Trail (Short Hike)
  • Explore Two Medicine Entrance to Glacier NP
  • Hike Running Eagle Falls
    • 0.6 Miles Round Trip
    • 15 Ft Elevation
  • Bison Creek Ranch near East Glacier

Day 2- Hike Two Medicine Area

  • Hike to Upper Two Medicine Lake via Boat Across and then Shore Back
    • Twin Falls
    • Upper Two Medicine Lake
    • Rockwell Falls
    • Aster Falls
    • 9.6 Miles Loop
    • 725 Ft Elevation
  • Bison Creek Ranch near East Glacier

Day 3- Drive to Many Glacier & Hike Iceberg Lake

  • Drive to Many Glacier
  • Iceberg Lake Hike
    • 9.7 Miles Round Trip
    • 1275 Ft Elevation
  • Many Glacier Hotel

Day 4- Hike to Bull Head Lake

  • Bull Head Lake Hike
    • 7.2 Mile Round Trip
    • 425 Ft Elevation
  • Many Glacier Hotel

Day 5- Grinnell Glacier Hike via Boats then Drive to Whitefish

  • Grinnell Glacier Hike
    • 8.6 Mile Round Trip
    • 1840 Ft Elevation
  • Drive Going to the Sun Road then to Whitefish
  • Hampton Inn in Whitefish

Day 6- Explore Going to the Sun Road and Star Party

  • Explore Going to the Sun Road
  • Hike Virginia / St. Mary / Bering Falls
    • 4.6 Miles Round Trip
    • 575 Ft Elevation
  • Hike Hidden Lake
    • 2.7 Miles Round Trip
    • 540 Ft Elevation
  • Logan Pass Star Party
  • Hampton Inn in Whitefish

Day 7- Rest Day / Explore Whitefish

  • Explore Whitefish
  • Drive out to West Glacier
  • Hampton Inn in Whitefish

Day 8- Hike Highline Trail with Swiftcurrent Pass

  • Hike Highline Trial with Swiftcurrent Pass
    • 13.8 Miles Oneway
    • 1475 Ft Elevation
  • Hampton Inn in Whitefish

Day 9- Hike Avalanche Lake and Fly Home to Houston

  • Hike Avalanche Lake
    • 4.6 Miles Round Trip
    • 730 Ft Elevation
  • Fly back to Houston