October 25 2017.
Hike to the granite park chalet.
After granite park chalet the trail drops 2 200 feet in 4 miles to the loop trail head.
We hiked the highline trail to granite park chalet.
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.
The trail in very narrow in some places with steep.
It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived.
The first 7 6 miles of the trail in easy with gradual elevation climb.
Highline was still closed so we took this trail to granite park chalet and spent the night.
This trail leads to some amazing panoramic views of the mountain peaks.
My wife and i hiked this trail in aug.
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 granite park chalet is nestled on a rocky hillside just north of mount gould.
The high line trail runs from the logan pass visitors center to the loop trail head along the garden wall.
This is a pretty popular hike so don t feel the need to bring every single survival item.
Great view at the top.
The trail leads directly to granite park chalet and it can be seen from quite a distance while hiking.
We got to logan pass pretty early but there was still plenty of parking note.
Expect heavy traffic and be early if you plan to park at the visitors center.
But glacier s highline loop trail is much different.
It s over 2 400 ft.
Granite park chalet information.
Great wildflowers in july.
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.
Granite park chalet was built in 1914 and 1915 by the great northern railway to provide comfortable back country accommodations inside glacier national park.
The climb although tiring is well worth the view from the top.
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.
Hiking no shade rocky.
Our stay at the chalet was chilly and stormy but we loved it.
I did this trail on june 23 2020 when the.
The hike to the granite park chalet is 7 6 miles and the highline trail only climbs 200 feet.
There were tons of people the day.
Before reaching the chalet there is another route that backtracks and has a pretty intense incline to a notch which overlooks grinnell glacier.
This is the shortest trail to granite park chalet.
8 year old kids did fine.
In 7 5 on the highline.
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.
Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft.
The opening of this trail depends on the weather and snow conditions for any given year.
Highline loop trail hiking to granite park chalet.
From start to finish it s a non stop jaw drop.
It was filling up fast see below for a tip.
