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Glacier Lake route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
Montana

Glacier Lake

Red Lodge, Montana

4.6 mi

Distance

1,932 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 17m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Glacier Lake unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,655 ft
Max:3,015 ft
Gain:589 ft
Loss:589 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,655 ft and 3,015 ft across 4.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,655 ft2,775 ft2,895 ft3,015 ft0.0 mi1.2 mi2.3 mi3.5 mi4.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,656 ft
High point1.6 mi3,015 ft
End4.6 mi2,656 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Red Lodge, MT · about 17 mi away

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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