The well-signed Hidden Lake Nature Trail began right behind the visitor center and pretty much started right off as a paved walkway before becoming a boardwalk. Our hike began from the very crowded Logan Pass Visitor Center (see directions below). Hidden Lake Trail Description – from Logan Pass to the cascades This also included a half-hour lunch break as well as plenty of photo stops along the way and at the Hidden Lake Overlook itself. Since we did this as a family (which included our 6-year-old daughter), it took us on the order of 2.5 hours total. The boardwalk leading to Hidden Lake with Clements Mountain the background
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The trail itself climbed an additional 540ft over much of this hike. I swore it felt longer than that, but that might be due to the thin air where the trailhead was at 7,152ft. The hike from Logan Pass to the Hidden Lake Overlook was said to be 1.5 miles each way (or 3 miles round trip). Indeed, this place was popular for a reason, and after finally getting a chance to do this for ourselves, we can see why. Looking across an extensive field of wildflowers during our hike to Hidden Lake
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We also saw massive fields of blooming wildflowers, mindblowing vistas taking in shapely mountains, reflective alpine tarns, and the occasional sighting of mountain goats and other wildlife.Īmong the mountains we saw on this hike were Mt Oberlin, Clements Mountain, Reynolds Mountain, and even distant glimpses of the Garden Wall (which hikers to the Grinnell Glacier Overlook might recognize). Moreover, they indirectly gave me the excuse I needed to sing the praises of one of the most popular day hikes in Glacier National Park.Īfter all, in this hike, we were treated to views of Hidden Lake, which we thought was compelling enough to be Glacier National Park’s answer to Moraine Lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Context of some of the ‘Hidden Lake Cascades’ backed by some formations beneath Clements Mountain The “Hidden Lake Cascades” were the informal name pertaining to a set of notable waterfalls that we encountered while hiking the Hidden Lake Trail from the Logan Pass Visitor Center to the Hidden Lake Overlook.Īdmittedly, while these waterfalls didn’t knock our socks off and they were merely incidental attractions on the way to Hidden Lake, they were significant enough to include on this website.