The Loop To Granite Chalet Hike Glacier

We hiked down to the loop.

The loop to granite chalet hike glacier.

Left logan pass at 6 45 am. 1 mile to the top. The highline trail was gorgeous well worth the time and effort. The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb.

The trail in very narrow in some places with steep. Hiking to the loop. The hike from granite park chalet to the loop is about. From the granite park chalet it is a 4 mile hike to get to the loop.

The first part of this trail is through a shady cool forest. The hike to the granite park chalet is 7 6 miles and the highline trail only climbs 200 feet. Experience firsthand the effects of the 2003 fires. It doesn t take long until you leave the shade of the trees and enter what remains of an old forest fire.

This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet. This part of the hike is a steep downhill walk in and out of a forest. Very very windy and cold at top so prepare accordingly. 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.

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. We did this hike from the granite chalet on august 22 2020 after our last night staying there. After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head. However my gps reported a total distance of exactly 15 miles.

The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year. The granite park chalet is nestled on a rocky hillside just north of mount gould. Saw rams 15 minutes into the hike. 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.

Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center. Did grinnell glacier overlook. Hiking the loop trail to the granite park chalet in glacier national park is a challenging hike. 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.

That should be a total of 12 8 miles. The high line trail runs from the logan pass visitors center to the loop trail head along the garden wall. Really really tough hike to the top but worth the effort. Hiking the highline trail in glacier national park from logan pass to haystack pass is an alpine lover s dream.