#Hidden lake trail glacier national park cracker#
But the reward comes once the trail reaches Cracker Lake. The wide path to Cracker Lake stays in thick timber for most of its approach to the lake it’s one of few hikes in the Many Glacier portion of the park with limited scenic attractions along its length. No, it’s not Photoshop: Cracker Lake’s techni-colour cerulean hue is unique even among Glacier National Park’s plethora of lakes. Trailhead: Parking area near the Many Glacier Hotel. Read more: /trail-of-the-cedars & /avalanche-lake
Some of the trees are estimated to be over 500 years old. Meanwhile, the wheelchair-accessible Trail of the Cedars winds through a mature western hemlock and western red cedar forest. Lunch on the shore of Avalanche Lake with like-minded visitors at this stunning setting. Ascend alongside glacier-fed Avalanche Creek as it squeezes through a narrow gorge. Trailhead: Parking area accessible from the Going-to-the-Sun Road.ĭon’t let the crowds deter you: these are two of the park’s most popular hikes for good reason. Although gaining in popularity, the North Fork is still relatively quiet, a long unpaved drive on the North Fork Road steering many visitors away odds are, should you make it more than a mile or two from the trailhead, you’ll have the shoreline to yourself. Although the hike is popular with tent-campers and picnickers, few make it to the head of the lake and its backcountry campground. But the 14-mile hike to the head of the lake-nearly level, never far from shore-puts on a nonstop show. Most visitors enjoy the view from the day-use area at the foot of the lake. The scene from the foot of the lake is a classic: shores of wave-smoothed red argillite stones frame a plethora of peaks in the northern section of the park. Trailhead: Bowman Lake Campground, near the boat launch.īowman Lake is the showpiece of the lightly travelled North Fork area in the northeast corner of the park.
Here are 10 trails to tackle in America's Glacier National Park. As for hikers, there are a number of incredible trekking trails. Add in the opportunity to spot mountain goats and grizzly bears, and most nature-lovers will be heading here pronto. More than three million people visit Montana's Glacier National Park every year, and for good reasons: the dramatic landscape of ice-scoured granite peaks, lively rivers, alpine lakes and wildflower-decorated meadows.
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