Glacier National Park Hiking Videos

These hiking videos were taken during my backpacking adventures in Glacier National Park. While the quality's not superb, the park's beauty still comes across.

Boulder Pass

This video was taken from atop Boulder Pass. Unquestionably, this is the most beautiful area of the park, but also the most difficult to get to as it involves a drive to Polebridge, Montana. But as you can tell from the video, the trip's well worth it.

The hike began at Kintla Lake and concluded at Bowman Lake. But the time between is what matters.

On our first day, we hiked 17 miles and climbed 3,500 feet. The ranger wrote on our permit, "Itinerary Not Recommended" as she felt the hike was too intense.

While I agree with her that the itinerary was not ideal, our logic is not the same. Though intense, the hike was feasible. Rather, the beauty of this area is too precious to rush through. Three days would have allowed us to savor the experience more.

This video was taken at an elevation of approximately 7,400 feet.

Two Medicine Pass

This video was taken atop Two Medicine Pass during a three day backpacking trip through Glacier Park.

Our adventure began at the Goat Haunt Ranger Station. We hiked 17 miles the first day, gaining approximately 2,000 feet, before camping at Lake Isabel. If you look closely, you can see Lake Isabel towards the video's conclusion. It's to the right of the most prominent mountain.

The following day was shorter in distance but far more strenuous as we climbed about 3,000 feet to Two Medicine Pass. This video was taken during lunch while atop the pass, which is at approximately 7,500 feet. We continued down and camped at Cobalt Lake that evening.

Our third day involved a short, few hour hike to the Two Medicine parking lot.

The Summit of Some Mountain

To be perfectly honest, I have no idea where this video was taken. I know it was along the Dawson-Pitamakan trail, but somewhere near the pass my attention became captured by a mountain.

I left the trail and hiked to the summit of this mountain, which is where the video was taken. If I were to fathom a guess, it's the summit of Mt. Helen, which would mean this video was taken at 8,538 feet.

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Additional Glacier National Park Hiking Info

Glacier Park Hiking - Return back to an overview on Glacier National Park Hiking

Hiking Gear - No matter what trail you choose, there is some essential hiking and backpacking equipment you need to come prepared with to ensure your safety and a pleasurable hiking experience.

Essential Tips - Glacier National Park's rugged and remote. Learn hiking tips for a safer wilderness adventure.

Gear Checklist - Don't forget anything before your next hike or backpack--Refer to this Hiking Checklist

Bowman Lake - Escape the crowds at Bowman Lake in northwest Glacier National Park

Lake McDonald Lodge - Discover the hiking trails on the western end of Glacier National Park and around Lake McDonald Lodge

Many Glacier Lodge - The area around Many Glacier Lodge has both easy and difficult hiking trails, all of which lead to breathtaking locations and meander through grizzly bear habitat

Logan Pass - Located at 6,646 feet, the hiking trails around Logan Pass offer expansive views of the park and require little work

Two Medicine - Hikes around Two Medicine are difficult but incredibly rewarding

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