The trail awaits…

Planning your trip to some of the most iconic National Parks can feel overwhelming. Hundreds of miles of trails, millions of acres of jaw-dropping wild spaces, hours between trailheads… and only days to explore.

Every time we go to explore a new place, we feel your pain. After literally hiking all 734 miles of trail in Glacier, then identifying and hiking just about every conceivable day hike in Grand Teton, Olympic, Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Yosemite and Zion National Parks, we’ve put together the ultimate planning resource.

We don’t just tell you about each trail in an honest way, we make recommendations. We also help you sort out all of the Fees, Permits, Passes, and Reservations which can be confusing/tricky/overwhelming!

Find your next destination below and click on it for a list of the day hikes, ordered by our recommendations. Pick up one of our map-guides that puts all of this information in the palm of your hand.

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Big update to the Going-to-the-Sun Road Driving Guide!

This past winter, we updated our popular Going-to-the-Sun Road Driving Guide to include spring biking information! Whether you’re going by car, bus, or bike, this map will make you explore like an expert. Get it by itself or pair it with the Day Hikes of Glacier National Park Map Guide for a discount as the Day Tripper’s Package. Come along with us as we pedal up Going-to-the-Sun Road to launch the map in this blog, then check out our Biking in Glacier page to get ready!

Latest posts

  • Avalanche Lake – Fall 2025

    Avalanche Lake – Fall 2025

    The popular Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park becomes a quaint getaway early in the year and late in the Fall. We were craving some Glacier trails and drove up on a lovely Fall and walked up a surprisingly snow-free trail and arrived at the lake as the sun began to emerge. With many of…

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  • Climbing Heavy Runner Mountain

    Climbing Heavy Runner Mountain

    Heavy Runner Mountain in the Logan Pass area of Glacier National Park juts out like an old locomotive train. Accessing this summit from the Logan Pass area involves wrapping around Reynolds Mountain and riding the ridge to the top. We had a perfect August day to enjoy this wonderful summit with epic views and wonderful…

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  • Gunsight Pass Backpack – 2025

    Gunsight Pass Backpack – 2025

    The trip up and over Gunsight Pass, past Lake Ellen Wilson, and over to Sperry is an incredible trip through three drainages in Glacier National Park. We usually do it as one big day, but for this trip, we were doing some animal surveys in the park and slow walked it over three days for…

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