Hike To The Granite Park Chalet

Granite park chalet was built in 1914 and 1915 by the great northern railway to provide comfortable back country accommodations inside glacier national park.

Hike to the granite park chalet.

Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft. But glacier s highline loop trail is much different. Some hiking trails reward your efforts with access to an occasional viewpoint or maybe a photo worthy destination at the end of the hike. This trail leads to some amazing panoramic views of the mountain peaks.

Before reaching the chalet there is another route that backtracks and has a pretty intense incline to a notch which overlooks grinnell glacier. Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center. The trail leads directly to granite park chalet and it can be seen from quite a distance while hiking. Highline loop trail hiking to granite park chalet.

This is a pretty popular hike so don t feel the need to bring every single survival item. From start to finish it s a non stop jaw drop. We got to logan pass pretty early but there was still plenty of parking note. We hiked the highline trail to granite park chalet.

After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head. Highline was still closed so we took this trail to granite park chalet and spent the night. The staff was amazing and we met the nicest people. My wife and i hiked this trail in aug.

Our stay at the chalet was chilly and stormy but we loved it. October 25 2017. In 7 5 on the highline. The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb.

Hiking no shade rocky. The trail in very narrow in some places with steep. I did this trail on june 23 2020 when the. Experience firsthand the effects of the 2003 fires.

The high line trail runs from the logan pass visitors center to the loop trail head along the garden wall. The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year. Granite park chalet information. It s over 2 400 ft.

This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet. Great view at the top. It was filling up fast see below for a tip. Great wildflowers in july.

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. The hike to the granite park chalet is 7 6 miles and the highline trail only climbs 200 feet. 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. 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.

The climb although tiring is well worth the view from the top. Whether you want to just check the chalet out on a day hike or if you d like to spend. There were tons of people the day. It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived.