8 Backpacking Trails near Avalanche Lake
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Highline Trail
Logan Pass, Glacier National Park
4.8 miles EOne of Glacier National Park's most celebrated hikes — the Highline Trail spans alpine meadows, the Continental Divide, and the Garden Wall with mountain goats, wildflowers, and views to rival anything in the park.
Backpack, Hike
Clements Mountain Trail
Logan Pass, Glacier National Park
4.8 miles EA four-mile round-trip climb of Clements Mountain in Glacier National Park, with several routes of varying difficulty and significant elevation gain — often confused with nearby Reynolds Mountain.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Rock Climb
Siyeh Pass Trail
Logan Pass, Glacier National Park
7.1 miles EA top-of-the-world point-to-point hike through Glacier's Preston Park meadows to a high pass with glacier views, mountain goats, and bighorn sheep.
Backpack, Hike 10.5 mi
Ptarmigan Tunnel
Many Glacier, Glacier National Park
10.5 miles NEA long hike to a hand-carved 240-foot tunnel through the Ptarmigan Wall at Glacier National Park, opening to views of Seaward Mountain and Elizabeth Lake — open mid-July through early October.
Backpack, Hike 9.7 mi
Iceberg Lake
Many Glacier, Glacier National Park
10.5 miles NENine miles of alpine trail deliver sweeping views of Ptarmigan Wall, Mount Grinnell, and Mount Wilbur before arriving at an iceberg-dotted cirque lake in Glacier NP.
Backpack, Camp, Hike 11.8 mi
Cracker Lake Trail
Many Glacier, Glacier National Park
10.9 miles NEA 12.5-mile hike through forests and meadows to a surreal turquoise lake in the Many Glacier area — plan for two days to fully enjoy this bear-country gem.
Backpack, Camp, Hike
Cameron Lake
Waterton, Glacier National Park
25.5 miles NWA picturesque Canadian glacial lake in Waterton Lakes National Park surrounded by mountain scenery, avalanche-sculpted shores, kayaking, fishing, and Herbst Glacier views.
Backpack, Camp, Hike
Jewel Basin
Kalispell, Montana
35.5 miles SThe Jewel Basin Hiking Area packs 35 miles of hiker-only trail, two dozen alpine lakes, and the Mount Aeneas lookout into the Swan Range near Kalispell.
Backpack, Camp, Hike
