Hike To The Granite Park Chalet

After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head.

Hike to the granite park chalet.

The staff was amazing and we met the nicest people. In 7 5 on the highline. 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.

But glacier s highline loop trail is much different. It was filling up fast see below for a tip. Highline was still closed so we took this trail to granite park chalet and spent the night. Granite park chalet information.

We hiked the highline trail to granite park chalet. The granite park chalet is nestled on a rocky hillside just north of mount gould. Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft. The climb although tiring is well worth the view from the top.

October 25 2017. Hiking no shade rocky. The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year. The only downside to our hike to granite park chalet was that the highline trail was closed and we had to hike up the loop trail.

Great view at the top. 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. 8 year old kids did fine. This is a pretty popular hike so don t feel the need to bring every single survival item.

I did this trail on june 23 2020 when the. The high line trail runs from the logan pass visitors center to the loop trail head along the garden wall. My wife and i hiked this trail in aug. Experience firsthand the effects of the 2003 fires.

Great wildflowers in july. The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb. Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center. The trail in very narrow in some places with steep.

We got to logan pass pretty early but there was still plenty of parking note. Granite park chalet was built in 1914 and 1915 by the great northern railway to provide comfortable back country accommodations inside glacier national park. It s over 2 400 ft. Join a 3 day backcountry hut hike to granite park chalet in glacier national park see glacier s star studded skies no heavy pack required.

Highline loop trail hiking to granite park chalet. The trail leads directly to granite park chalet and it can be seen from quite a distance while hiking. From start to finish it s a non stop jaw drop. The hike to the granite park chalet is 7 6 miles and the highline trail only climbs 200 feet.

It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived. This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet. There were tons of people the day. This trail leads to some amazing panoramic views of the mountain peaks.