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Great Glacier Trail

In the Sir Donald Range

Local route2.1 km · 1.3 miBest Jun–Sep

Next nearby hike: Glacier Crest 0.6 mi · 0.9 kmExplore Sir Donald Range →

Glacier National ParkGlacier National ParkAbbott Ridge · Glacier National ParkAsulkan Valley · Glacier National ParkAvalanche Crest Trail · Glacier National ParkBalu Pass · Glacier National ParkBeaver Valley · Glacier National ParkGlacier Crest · Glacier National ParkPerley Rock Trail / Sir Donald Trail · Glacier National ParkYoung's Peak Traverse · Glacier National ParkEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Jun–Sep · highs 12–17 °C (54–63 °F)

  1. J-8°-14°263
  2. F-6°-14°179
  3. M-2°-10°163
  4. A3°-6°126
  5. M7°-2°111
  6. J13°2°144
  7. J17°5°140
  8. A17°5°132
  9. S12°1°129
  10. O3°-6°191
  11. N-5°-12°247
  12. D-10°-16°238

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.1 km · 1.3 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Sir Donald Range (Glacier National Park Selkirks › Selkirk Mountains; GMBA)
Nearest town
35 km W of Golden (Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Glacier National Park
Best months
Jun–Sep
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
51.2537, -117.4799
Route start
51.2498, -117.4695
OpenStreetMap
relation 7490020
Official info
outdoor.rocks/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

More trails in the Sir Donald Range

All 6 →

Beaver Valley

12 km · 5.2 mi · 8.4 km away

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Glacier Crest

0.6 mi · 0.9 km · Glacier National Park

Perley Rock Trail / Sir Donald Trail

0.6 mi · 1.0 km · Glacier National Park

Avalanche Crest Trail

1.4 mi · 2.3 km · Glacier National Park

Asulkan Valley

1.5 mi · 2.3 km · Glacier National Park

Abbott Ridge

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Glacier National Park

Young's Peak Traverse

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Glacier National Park

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