Day Hiking in Glacier National Park

Glacier is a place of deep valleys, steep peaks, dense forests, alpine meadows, and gorgeous turquoise lakes. With dramatic terrain and some of the most rewarding day hikes in the country, it’s a park where every trail feels like an adventure waiting to happen.

But with so many incredible hikes and expansive landscape — most visitors quickly feel overwhelmed.

• Which hikes are right for me?
• How many regions of the park should I visit?
• How do I get a parking spot at Logan Pass?

We’re here to help!

Note: All of this information and MORE is included in the Day Hikes of Glacier National Park Map Guide — you’ll be glad to have it when there’s no cell service in the park!

• Click each trail name to learn more about the hike
• Click on a table header to sort by that column

  Jake’s Rank	Hike Name	Distance Group	Area
  1	Highline Trail	10-15	LM
  2	Grinnell Glacier	10-15	MG
  3	Pitamakan / Dawson	15+	TM
  4	Iceberg Lake	5-10	MG
  5	Hidden Lake	0-5	SM
  6	Ptarmigan Tunnel	10-15	MG
  7	Siyeh Pass	5-10	SM
  8	Bullhead Lake	5-10	MG
  9	Fishercap Lake/Redrock Falls	0-5	MG
  10	St. Mary/Virginia Falls	0-5	SM
  11	Avalanche Lake	0-5	LM
  12	Swiftcurrent Pass	10-15	MG
  13	Firebrand Pass	10-15	TM
  14	Baring Falls	0-5	SM
  15	Dawson Pass	5-10	TM
  16	Gunsight Pass	15+	SM
  17	Scenic Point	5-10	TM
  18	Grinnell Lake	5-10	MG
  19	Piegan Pass	5-10	SM
  20	Lake Josephine	0-5	MG
  21	McDonald Creek	0-5	LM
  22	Rockwell Falls	5-10	TM
  23	Running Eagle Falls	0-5	TM
  24	Sun Point to St. Mary/Virginia Falls	0-5	SM
  25	Swiftcurrent Lookout	10-15	LM
  26	Trail of the Cedars	0-5	LM
  27	Lee Ridge	10-15	BR
  28	Cracker Lake	10-15	MG
  29	Triple Divide Pass	10-15	TM
  30	Otokomi Lake	10-15	SM
  31	Huckleberry Lookout	10-15	LM
  32	Beaver Pond	0-5	SM
  33	Apikuni Falls	0-5	MG
  34	Cobalt Lake	10-15	TM
  35	Florence Falls	5-10	SM
  36	Kootenai Lakes	5-10	GH
  37	Medicine Grizzly Lake	10-15	TM
  38	Mt. Brown Lookout	5-10	LM
  39	Upper Two Medicine Lake	0-5	TM
  40	Numa Ridge Lookout	10-15	NF
  41	Loneman Lookout	10-15	WA
  42	Hidden Meadow	0-5	NF
  43	Elk Mountain	5-10	WA
  44	Sperry Chalet / Sperry Glacier	15+	LM
  45	Harrison Lake	10-15	WA
  46	Gunsight Lake	10-15	SM
  47	Johns Lake Loop	0-5	LM
  48	Paradise Point	0-5	TM
  49	Swiftcurrent Nature Trail and Loop	0-5	MG
  50	Rising Sun	0-5	SM
  51	Rocky Point	0-5	LM
  52	Goat Lick	0-5	WA
  53	Belton Bridge	0-5	LM
  54	Apgar Lookout	5-10	LM
  55	Quartz Lake Loop	10-15	NF
  56	Snyder Lakes	5-10	LM
  57	Akokala Lake	10-15	NF
  58	Howe Lake	0-5	LM
  59	Aster Park Overlook	0-5	TM
  60	South Shore St. Mary Lake	15+	SM
  61	Avalanche Trail	5-10	LM
  62	McDonald Creek Loop	0-5	LM
  63	Flathead Ranger Station	5-10	LM
  64	Morning Star Lake	10-15	TM
  65	Apgar Bike Path	0-5	LM
  66	Autumn Creek	5-10	WA
  67	Covey Meadow	0-5	NF
  68	Rogers Meadow	5-10	LM
  69	Poia Lake	10-15	MG
  70	Scalplock Lookout	5-10	WA
  71	Two Medicine Lake	5-10	TM
  72	Lincoln Lake	15+	LM
  73	Logging Lake	10-15	NF
  74	Red Eagle Lake	15+	SM
  75	Rainbow Falls	0-5	GH
  76	South Boundary Trail	10-15	LM
  77	Trout Lake	5-10	LM
  78	Dutch Lakes	15+	NF
  79	Lake McDonald Trail	5-10	LM
  80	Waterton Overlook	0-5	GH
  81	Akokala Creek	15+	NF
  82	Quartz Creek	10-15	NF
  83	Coal-Fielding	15+	WA
  84	Fish Lake	5-10	LM
  85	North Fork Belly River	15+	BR
  86	Howe Ridge	10-15	LM
  87	Huckleberry Nature Trail	0-5	LM
  88	Snyder Ridge	10-15	LM

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