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  • Interactive Map – Lake McDonald Area

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    Jake Bramante

    Click on a trail to see the associated blog! For the best Glacier National Park map to take on the trails, purchase the topographic Hike 734 Day Hikes Map with a guide on the back (pictured below). Perfect for both day hikes and backpacking! Back to Main Map

  • Gunsight Pass – August 2012

    Gunsight Pass – August 2012

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    Jake Bramante

    During the official Hike 734 project, I had a great two days over Gunsight Pass in Glacier National Park with Gunsight Lake, Lake Ellen Wilson, Sperry Chalet and Sperry Glacier to name a few things. Two regrets I had was not filming Gunsight Lake at the foot of the lake from the campground and getting…

  • Dawson Pass

    Dawson Pass

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    Jake Bramante

    Dawson Pass – 8.5mi / 13.7km Amazing views and an excellent chance to see bighorn sheep await at Dawson Pass. To keep this hike under 10 miles, take the boat tour across Two Medicine Lake (if starting from the Old Man Lake trailhead, the total trip would be 13 miles). The trail initially is level,…

  • Numa Ridge Lookout

    Numa Ridge Lookout

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    Jake Bramante

    Numa Ridge Lookout – 11.2mi / 18km From the staffed Numa Ridge Lookout, Bowman Lake is just one of the great views that await you, as the rugged peaks of Rainbow, Numa, and Kintla are all around. For this trip, you will start on the shores of Bowman Lake, and travel a little over half…

  • Mt. Brown Lookout

    Mt. Brown Lookout

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    Jake Bramante

    Mt. Brown Lookout – 9.9mi / 15.9km With close proximity to Lake McDonald Lodge, wonderful views of Lake McDonald can be expected, but they also must be earned. Taking the Sperry Trail right from the Lake McDonald Lodge parking lot, you will work your way up the densely wooded forest where views are limited at…

  • Sperry Chalet / Sperry Glacier

    Sperry Chalet / Sperry Glacier

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    Jake Bramante

    Sperry Chalet/Glacier – 18.6mi / 29.9km While most people will visit Sperry Glacier as part of an overnight stay, it can be done in one long day trip as well. Sperry Glacier is a mass of ice that sits in a basin with blue-green pools below. This basin is the source of the majority of…

  • Storm Point Nature Trail

    Storm Point Nature Trail

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    Jake Bramante

    Storm Point Nature Trail – 2.4mi / 3.8km This short, level loop features a pond, meadows, forest, hydrothermal features, and a wonderful overlook of Yellowstone Lake. The hike begins at Indian Pond in the midst of a large meadow surrounded by lodgepole pines. This habitat is perfect for wildlife from bison to waterfowl. Just past the pond,…

  • Sky Rim Trail via Specimen Creek

    Sky Rim Trail via Specimen Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    Specimen Creek, one of the larger creeks in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park, is a great way to access the incredible Sky Rim Trail. Pair it with the Black Butte Trail and you have an epic day hike with petrified trees, meadows, forest, a sketchy traverse, views, and a great chance to see…

  • Static Peak Divide

    Static Peak Divide

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    Jake Bramante

    Static Peak Divide – 16mi / 25.8km The panoramic views of Death Canyon and Jackson Hole from high up on the divide are incredible, but they must be earned. This trail starts in a lush forest, and crosses many feeder streams as it works its way up. The forest gradually gives way to more open…