The trail is primarily used for hiking camping and backpacking and is best used from june until october.
The granite park chalet.
The granite park chalet is an icon of glacier national park.
Mount gould looms above it.
Unfortunately the highline is usually closed into early july so guests opt for the shorter but more difficult loop trail which gains 2300 over its 4 mile length.
Trails into granite park chalet include the popular highline trail 7 6 miles with tremendous views.
Granite park chalet was built in 1914 and 1915 by the great northern railway to provide comfortable back country accommodations inside glacier national park.
I got reservations here totally by chance.
It was built in 1914 and has watched history unfold as generation after generation of visitors have stayed the night within her stone walls.
It s over 2 400 ft.
The chalet was built in 1914 by the great northern railway and is a national historic landmark contributing property being one of five structures in the great northern railway buildings district.
The gem of this trip.
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.
A month before the trip i discovered that granite park chalet existed.
State of montana at an elevation of 6 693 feet above sea level.
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.
The granite park chalet in glacier national park rests on the west face of the garden wall along the highline trail.
Elevation gain in 4 5 miles versus 800 ft.
In 7 5 on the highline.
Photo by wing chi poon.
The granite park chalet.
We stayed for two nights.
It was the last of the chalets built by the railroad and one of the only two back country chalets that have survived.
Logan pass to granite park chalet is a 14 9 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near siyeh bend montana that features a river and is rated as difficult.
The granite park chalet is a step back in time and the views were breathtaking you find yourself just saying wow turn and say wow again.
Just keep checking the website and you will prevail.
The staff was amazing and we met the nicest people.