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Glacier National Park: Five Pass-Red Eagle Loop
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| Author: | troger10 |
| Activity: | Not Specified |
| State: | Montana (MT) |
| Distance: | 41.53 mi |
| Difficulty: | 5 / 10 |
| Rating: | Unrated |
| Position Format: | Datum: |
Tracks
FPR01
| Distance: 10.28 mi | Points: 981 |
Track 1: Trailhead to Morning Star Lake
FPR03
| Distance: 9.73 mi | Points: 1471 |
Track 3: Red Eagle Lake to Red Eagle Pass
FPR04
| Distance: 11.64 mi | Points: 1063 |
Track 4: Red Eagle Pass to Cut Bank Pass
FPR05
| Distance: 9.88 mi | Points: 1379 |
Track 5: Cut Bank Pass to Two Medicine Lake
Points of Interest
FPR001
Location: 48.492168, -113.365799Cross bridge and turn R onto Oldman Lake Trail (Pitamakan Pass Trail)
FPR002
Location: 48.511829, -113.376999Cross small bridge over Dry Fork Creek
FPR003
Location: 48.514332, -113.377998Turn L @ T with trail sign, climbing toward Old Man Lake. After 5.8 miles, keep hiking straight, past a recovering burn zone, to the pass (a 2,100-foot gain with few switchbacks from this junction).
FPR004
Location: 48.517220, -113.462502Pitamakan Pass; swing N, switchbacking down to the turquoise Pitamakan Lake
FPR005
Location: 48.540821, -113.457802Beautiful campsite near Morning Star Lake. Continue N roughly along the Fork Cut Bank Creek.
FPR006
Location: 48.575569, -113.448196Turn L onto Triple Divide Trail
FPR007
Location: 48.575722, -113.453499Possible camp @ Atlantic Falls
FPR008
Location: 48.573978, -113.461800Keep R @ Medicine Lake Trail junction
FPR009
Location: 48.575581, -113.481003Continue W, slanting toward the NE side of Triple Divide Peak
FPR010
Location: 48.574249, -113.513702Triple Divide Pass; drop N to Hudson Bay Creek
FPR011
Location: 48.608021, -113.526299Continue N
FPR012
Location: 48.635681, -113.530602Turn R @ Red Eagle Creek and hike to its namesake lake with campsites
FPR013
Location: 48.639080, -113.521599Swing bridge
FPR014
Location: 48.645451, -113.509804Campsites near Red Eagle Lake framed by stellar SW views of the Continental Divide; return to Waypoint 12 and head N up feeder stream (this begins the stout cross-country traverse of Red Eagle Pass)
FPR015
Location: 48.636978, -113.534698Head W
FPR016
Location: 48.634998, -113.537804Safe stream crossing
FPR017
Location: 48.631729, -113.537399Marker Waypoint
FPR018
Location: 48.627750, -113.546303Bear SSW
FPR019
Location: 48.625149, -113.548103Cairn marks route
FPR020
Location: 48.620571, -113.552399Good stream crossing
FPR021
Location: 48.614769, -113.559898Trace the S-side of Red Eagle Creek
FPR022
Location: 48.609718, -113.568604Look for logs to cross creeks
FPR023
Location: 48.606899, -113.573799More logs
FPR024
Location: 48.603130, -113.584602Vast beaver ponds; climb NW
FPR025
Location: 48.605228, -113.590897Cut W across slope
FPR026
Location: 48.603630, -113.598396Super steep game trails; go slow and avoid when wet
FPR027
Location: 48.604061, -113.600899Pick up faint trail again, bearing W
FPR028
Location: 48.601181, -113.604500This vast alpine plateau yeilds fine camping.
FPR029
Location: 48.592480, -113.606499Stay S
FPR030
Location: 48.583820, -113.604698Good camp spot
FPR031
Location: 48.582581, -113.602303The best route up the pass is on E side of creek; 200-foot climb
FPR032
Location: 48.577499, -113.594704Red Eagle Pass: The old pre-World War II route goes E then down drainage (now overgrown!). The best route now is a goat trail to the S.
FPR033
Location: 48.575680, -113.594902Navigate goat path down thru cliff bands
FPR034
Location: 48.570549, -113.591698Best to stay S of the runoff
FPR035
Location: 48.567619, -113.594002Go L around falls thru blowdown then find game trail to lower bench
FPR036
Location: 48.562279, -113.603996The real work begins on this steep slope covered with slide alder and deadfall all the way to Nyack Trail. Move carefully and expect 3 hours for the next .9 mile. Tip: Wear your sunglasses for eye protection, and pack plenty of water.
FPR037
Location: 48.556000, -113.606400Continue S; more blowdown ahead
FPR038
Location: 48.550171, -113.605598Nyack Trail. Turn L. Your reward is excellent hiking along turquoise Nyack Creek.
FPR039
Location: 48.549999, -113.586403Campsites near the Nyack Creek
FPR040
Location: 48.549278, -113.573303Ford creek
FPR041
Location: 48.546928, -113.565804National Park Service cabin
FPR042
Location: 48.547520, -113.563599Cross Pacific Creek
FPR043
Location: 48.538898, -113.537300Veer L, staying N and above a nameless fork of the Nyack
FPR044
Location: 48.538490, -113.483299Climb to pass; this N-facing slope is often covered in snow even in mid-summer. Editor's Note: The tracklog from here to the shoulder of Cut Bank Pass might not follow official route exactly (it was snow-covered during trail scout).
FPR045
Location: 48.524601, -113.480698Cut Bank Saddle
FPR046
Location: 48.520420, -113.472298Cut Bank Pass; backpack S along Continental Divide then wrap W around Mount Morgan (8,781 ft.)
FPR047
Location: 48.513699, -113.479797W shoulder of Mount Morgan
FPR048
Location: 48.500771, -113.472504Great vistas from high trail between Cut Bank and Dawson Passes
FPR049
Location: 48.487228, -113.472000Dawson Pass; descend E into Bighorn Basin
FPR050
Location: 48.479851, -113.448997No Name Lake campsite
FPR051
Location: 48.481121, -113.445702Turn R, heading E
FPR052
Location: 48.477661, -113.419899Keep L; staying on Dawson Pass Trail on the N-side of Two Medicine Lake. It's 3.1 miles back to trailhead.
Routes
Route 0
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