Glacier National Park · Montana

Avalanche Lake

2.5 mi of trail, end to end · about 600 ft of climbing · 3,452 ft–3,989 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · highest level of maintenance, moderate to high use

3,452 ft 3,915 ft · 1.8 mi high 3,987 ft

Trailhead Avalanche 3,448 ft Drive there

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.