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4K Walks - Glacier National Park, Hidden Lake Trail from Logan Pass Visitor Center, Part1

I visited here on September, 2020 during Labor Day weekend. Such a beautiful and magnificent national park as always. *Hidden Lake Trail from Logan Pass Visitor Center The hike to Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park begins from the west side of the Logan Pass Visitor Center. Once on the back side of the visitor center, after climbing the stairway, stay towards the right and look for the Hanging Gardens Trailhead. The trail is more commonly referred to as the Hidden Lake Nature Trail.The entire length of this trail is completely open and exposed as you proceed through the alpine meadows known as the Hanging Gardens. At this lofty elevation visitors should normally expect a lot of sun and wind. You should also expect extreme crowds, as the Hidden Lake Overlook area is one of the most popular destinations in Glacier National Park. As a result, parking is usually an issue during peak tourist season. If you wish to avoid the crowds I highly recommend starting your hike as early in the morning as possible. You'll also have the option of using the park's shuttle system throughout the day. The trail begins as a paved surface, but soon turns into a raised boardwalk after only a short distance. At this elevation snow tends to linger around well into the summer. The boardwalk helps to keep hikers above the snow, slush, mud and rivulets. Once the snow melts, however, the Hanging Gardens becomes an incredibly beautiful carpet of wildflowers. As you proceed upwards during the early portions of the hike, 8760-foot Clements Mountain will dominate the view directly in front of you (see photo on right). Look towards the north, on your right, for some outstanding views of the Garden Wall (see photo above). Standing towards the northwest is 8180-foot Mt. Oberlin. A little more than a half-mile from the visitor center, after climbing a series of steps, hikers will reach the end of the first boardwalk section. From here the trail shifts to a more southwesterly course, and begins heading in the direction of Bearhat Mountain. Both 9125-foot Mt. Reynolds and 8016-foot Heavy Runner Mountain will be on your left as you ascend to the top of the pass. Even relatively late into the season it's likely you'll have to cross over a couple of small snowfields as you proceed up to the pass and over to Hidden Lake Overlook. At just over a mile from the trailhead hikers will reach a small rise, then will pass a couple of small ponds on your left. Between these two ponds is an unmarked trail that leads to the Dragon's Trail, which also offers spectacular views of Hidden Lake. Just beyond this section, roughly 1.2 miles from the trailhead, hikers will reach the Continental Divide where runoff from snow and rain begins flowing towards the Pacific Ocean. *Trail Features: Outstanding views, Alpine meadows, Lake Hidden Lake Trail Location: Logan Pass Visitor Center Roundtrip Length: 5.4 Miles Total Elevation Gain: 1325 Feet Avg. Elev Gain / Mile: 491 Feet Highest Elevation: 7152 Feet Trail Difficulty Rating: 8.05 (moderate) *map https://goo.gl/maps/FC3FPEukQxrmQPLd8 *BGM -Feel it too by Cadmium X Timmy Commerford Link:    • Видео   Music promoted by FreeMusicWave. Free Download - https://goo.gl/Tb8tD6 -Don't throw our love away (feat.Martin Novales) by SOUNDS Free download / Stream: https://jupitamusic.com/dtola/ Music Playlist by    • Видео   Somethin in US by 김재성 출처 및 저작권표시 - 공유마당, CC BY    • Видео   Blue Wind by Seoungwon Kim    • Kim Seongwon - Blue Wind [Vlog No Copyrigh...   #loganpass #hiddenlaketrail #glaciernp