Glacier National Park · Montana

McDonald Creek Cutoff

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 70 ft of climbing · 3,231 ft–3,297 ft · earth surface · trail class Developed · highest level of maintenance, moderate to high use

Views

3,250 ft 3,287 ft · 0.7 mi high 3,297 ft

Along the way Sacred Dancing Cascade

Trailhead McDonald Cr Horse Bridge 3,257 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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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.