Hike To The Granite Park Chalet

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.

Hike to the granite park chalet.

We got to logan pass pretty early but there was still plenty of parking note. 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. October 25 2017.

Before reaching the chalet there is another route that backtracks and has a pretty intense incline to a notch which overlooks grinnell glacier. It s over 2 400 ft. The staff was amazing and we met the nicest people. This is a pretty popular hike so don t feel the need to bring every single survival item.

But glacier s highline loop trail is much different. 8 year old kids did fine. The trail leads directly to granite park chalet and it can be seen from quite a distance while hiking. Great view at the top.

This trail leads to some amazing panoramic views of the mountain peaks. In 7 5 on the highline. Granite park chalet information. Our stay at the chalet was chilly and stormy but we loved it.

From start to finish it s a non stop jaw drop. After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head. The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year. The climb although tiring is well worth the view from the top.

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. It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived. Highline was still closed so we took this trail to granite park chalet and spent the night.

My wife and i hiked this trail in aug. The granite park chalet is nestled on a rocky hillside just north of mount gould. Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft. This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet.

Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center. 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. We hiked the highline trail to granite park chalet. The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb.

There were tons of people the day. Some hiking trails reward your efforts with access to an occasional viewpoint or maybe a photo worthy destination at the end of the hike. The trail in very narrow in some places with steep. It was filling up fast see below for a tip.

Hiking no shade rocky. I did this trail on june 23 2020 when the. Whether you want to just check the chalet out on a day hike or if you d like to spend. 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.