We opted to try to make it to Grinnell Glacier. At roughly 3.6 miles from the boat landing hikers will finally reach the Grinnell Glacier Viewpoint where you'll enjoy commanding views of the 152-acre glacier, Upper Grinnell Lake, the Garden Wall (part of the Continental Divide), as well as 9553-foot Mount Gould. The tickets were a steep $26 per person. Many Glacier Boat Tour – photo by Danley. What You Need to Know. Customers with reservations for the 2020 season will have the opportunity to receive a 10% discount if they transfer their reservations to 2021, or receive a full refund without cancellation fees. Is that right?? Grinnell Glacier is our favorite hike of all time! Started off a bit cool but was quite warm coming back. You'll need to get started early in the day to complete the hike w/ enough time. It's informative, beautiful, and worth every minute.
You even get to hike through a waterfall! Two and one half hours coming back. The Grinnell Glacier hike is a great way to see an abundance of wildflowers, great views, geology, and wildlife. Due to a heavy, late-season snow this year, the trail to Grinnell Glacier had not yet opened when I visited the area on July 1st. In this photo, "Morning Eagle" is picking up hikers who spent the day hiking on the Grinnell Glacier Trail and the Grinnell Lake Trail . is one of the most iconic glaciers in Glacier National Park, and is definitely the most visited. The Boat Co. website says that this hike takes 4 hours, Round Trip! Glacier Park Boat Tours Explore the majestic beauty of the northwest on our signature Glacier Park Boat Tours riding a historic, wooden boat at one of our amazing locations. Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park: See 647 reviews, articles, and 733 photos of Grinnell Glacier, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 57 attractions in Glacier National Park. Round-trip mileage is 7 miles with 1600 foot elevation gain. If you want to go all the way to the glacier, definitely skip the boat tour as you won't have time. Be prepared for changing weather! the Morning Eagle – photo by Danley. This is the wooden boat "Morning Eagle" on Lake Josephine, which is the second leg of your Many Glacier Boat Tour in the Many Glacier Area of Glacier Park. If you're just going to Grinnell Lake, you could either just do the loop hike around the lakes or take the boat tour w/ an easy flat hike to Grinnell Lake. The tour at Many Glacier is most extensive with first boat ride to an island, then a short hike across to another boat for second ride to shore where guided hike takes you to Grinnell Lake. Along with Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine, Grinnell Lake is one of a string of three lovely mountain lakes that stairstep gradually through the Many Glacier area on the park's eastern side. Glacier also offers some fine shorter hikes that offer a taste of the backcountry with only moderate physical demands, and one of the most popular is the combination boat trip/hike to Grinnell Lake. is one of the most iconic glaciers in Glacier National Park, and is definitely the most visited. We hit the trail early and did not take the boat rides. Glacier Park Boat Tour Reservations Due to the unprecedented worldwide impact of COVID-19, Glacier Park Boat Company has made the difficult decision to suspend operations for the 2020 summer season. Although a fun way to cut off some mileage, the boat tour is not required. The hike is 10.6 miles but if you take the boat tour from Many Glacier Hotel over Swiftcurrent and Josephine Lakes you can cut 3 miles off that distance. Small boat rentals available at Apgar, Lake McDonald, Two Medicine, and Many Glacier. The boat tour operated several lake tour in the Glacier National park, we joined the one in the Many Glacier, I gave 3 stars for the boat company, but for the tour in the Many Glacier, I think it worth 3.5-4 stars. Glacier National Park is a land of big lakes. Due to the unprecedented worldwide impact of COVID-19, Glacier Park Boat Company has made the difficult decision to suspend operations for the 2020 summer season. You can hike the whole way, but if you want to add some extra excitement, take the boat tour across two other stunning Many Glacier lakes. THANKS for your help with this! Yes, this is the boat tour that shortens the length of the hike to Grinnell Glacier (it doesn't necessarily shorten the time it takes to complete the hike, since the ride/queuing/waiting take time, too). août 2019 | Google Traduction. The Glacier Park Boat Company boat service shaves off 3.4 miles, cutting your roundtrip trek to 7.2 miles. Our tours are full of great information for any adventurers looking to soak up Glacier National Park! The round trip boat tour will reduce the hiking distance to 2.4 miles (round trip). The hike to Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park begins near the shoreline of Swiftcurrent Lake, located at the south end of the Many Glacier Hotel. Either choice is great: the Grinnell Glacier trail is stunning! Réponse de Scott3490. Note: Hikers can ride the tour boat leaving from the Many Glacier Hotel to shorten the hike to Grinnell Lake. However, you can shave 5 miles off your roundtrip hike by taking the two shuttle boats across Swiftcurrent Lake and Lake Josephine. We can tour 2 lakes in the Many glacier, The boat named "Chief … At roughly 3.6 miles from the boat landing hikers will finally reach the Grinnell Glacier Viewpoint where you'll enjoy commanding views of the 152-acre glacier, Upper Grinnell Lake, the Garden Wall (part of the Continental Divide), as well as 9553-foot Mount Gould.