Tag: hike

  • North Fork Meadows

    North Fork Meadows

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    Jake Bramante

    Heading up the Inside North Fork Road in Glacier National Park, there are a bunch of meadows that dot the landscape. Three of these meadows have trails. Heading north from Fish Creek, the first meadow you come to is McGee Meadow. There is an overlook from the Camas side and this trail allows you to…

  • Loneman Lookout (with a little south boundary trail)

    Loneman Lookout (with a little south boundary trail)

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    Jake Bramante

    Considered the loneliest lookout (but named after the mountain which was called by a Blackfoot word meaning “Lone Man” or “Lone Chief”) Loneman Lookout rarely receives visitors, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fantastic. Accessibility to the lookout is one of the chief factors to this as it is in the remote southern section of…

  • Firebrand Pass and Ole Lake and Creek

    Firebrand Pass and Ole Lake and Creek

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    Jake Bramante

    Over by Marias Pass lies a gem of a hike known as Firebrand Pass. Snow lingers into autumn on the northern aspects giving autumn a taste of spring with its flowers, while leaves turn brilliant red, orange and yellow everywhere else. On the southern side of the pass, it drops down into the Ole Creek…

  • Coal Nyack Loop

    Coal Nyack Loop

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    Jake Bramante

    While most visitors to Glacier National Park stay around Going to the Sun Road with ventures to Many Glacier and Two Medicine, the furthest north and the furthest south tend to get the least amount of attention. Few places exemplify this more than the Coal Nyack region. The Coal Nyack Loop is accessed either from…

  • Piegan Pass

    Piegan Pass

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    Jake Bramante

    Just east of Logan Pass in Glacier National Park lies Siyeh Bend and the start of the Piegan Pass trail. On this blog, I hiked through from Many Glacier as part of an 8 day backpacking trip to my car which was waiting for me at Siyeh Bend. I had hiked it as an out…

  • Map Page Announcement

    Map Page Announcement

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    Jake Bramante

    Please browse the map… it’s a super sweet way to browse the trail blogs!Hike 734 map page Also, for just maps, here’s a link to my old blog about trail maps for info for the paper kind:Maps for Trail Nerds For the greatest maps for national parks, check out (my) day hike maps at the…

  • Hidden Lake

    Hidden Lake

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    Jake Bramante

    One of the most popular hike in Glacier National Park is the trail off of the famous Going-to-the-Sun Road called Hidden Lake. This trail starts up in the alpine meadows at Logan Pass putting visitors into the heart of Glacier’s high country. While standing at the visitor’s center, look across the parking lot to the…

  • Hole in the Wall

    Hole in the Wall

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    Jake Bramante

    Hole in the Wall is a fantastic basin perched above a cliff at the head of the Bowman valley. This is one of the spots in Glacier National Park seen only by those willing to go backpacking. For those people, it truly is a reward as it is a special place. The three main ways…

  • Ptarmigan – Redgap (including Iceberg Lake)

    Ptarmigan – Redgap (including Iceberg Lake)

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    Jake Bramante

    Most visitors to Glacier National Park are looking for great day hikes. In the Many Glacier area, it doesn’t get much better than a trip up to Iceberg Lake and/or Ptarmigan Tunnel. The trail that serves both hikes is often closed due to Grizzly Bear activity, so a planned alternative is recommended, but if you…