HIDDEN LAKE TRAIL GLACIER SERIES

Once atop the bench the grade eases as bit as the path travel along a moraine extending east from Clements Mountain.Īt 1.0 mile the trail dips into a pretty basin and passes a few shallow tarns. A few waterfalls tumble down the slopes above the trail. At the end of the boardwalk the grade abates as the dirt/gravel trail traverse the alpine meadows beneath the west facing slopes of Clements Mountain.Īt 0.7 miles the ascent resumes on moderate grades as the trail climbs to a bench.

HIDDEN LAKE TRAIL GLACIER SERIES

After a half mile the boardwalk climbs a series of stair and ends. Soon the board walks curves to the southwest. The boardwalk ascends on moderate to moderately-steep grades through marshy meadows were a profusion of wildflower grow after the snow melts. Tiny wildflowers fill the meadows after the snow melts.Īt 0.1 miles the paved path gives way to a boardwalk. Oberlin Mountain (8,180-ft.) and Clements Mountain (8,760-ft.) tower above the pass to the west/northwest while Reynolds Mountain (9,125-ft.) and Heavy Runner Mountain (8,016) dominate the view to the south. The Garden Wall, a high ridge punctuated with distinctive peaks, fills the skyline to the north of Logan Pass. From the Visitor Center the paved trail heads west on easy grades through alpine meadows. The trail to the Hidden Lake Overlook begins behind the Visitor Center (west side) at Logan Pass (see driving directions below).

Distance from Trailhead: 2.6 miles (round trip)

Hidden lake trail glacier