Glacier North Loop Hiking Guide: GPX files
Kraig Adams, kraigadams.com

These are my own GPS recordings of my three-day loop in Glacier National
Park, Montana, October 10 to 12, 2024: from the Many Glacier Road over Red
Gap Pass, past Glenns Lake and over Stoney Indian Pass, and along the
Highline over Swiftcurrent Pass back to Many Glacier. All timestamps have
been removed.

THE FILES

glacier-day-1.gpx        Day 1: the Many Glacier Road over Red Gap Pass to
                         Elizabeth Lake Foot (17.8 mi / 28.6 km)
glacier-day-2.gpx        Day 2: the Belly River, Cosley and Glenns lakes and
                         Stoney Indian Pass to Stoney Indian Lake
                         (16.5 mi / 26.5 km)
glacier-day-3.gpx        Day 3: Fifty Mountain, the Highline, Granite Park,
                         Swiftcurrent Pass and Many Glacier, then the road
                         back to the trailhead (30.7 mi / 49.4 km)
glacier-full-route.gpx   All three days in one file, plus waypoints for the
                         places named in the guide.
stats.json               The numbers for each day, from these files.

Total: 64.9 mi (104.5 km), about 11,180 ft (3,410 m) of climbing and
11,140 ft (3,400 m) down.

IMPORTANT

You need a wilderness permit for every night, and you can camp only at the
park's designated wilderness campgrounds. In October permits are walk-up only,
in person. The tracks are a record of my trip, not an official trail line;
check the park's trail status before you go.

HOW TO LOAD THEM

AllTrails: on a computer, sign in at alltrails.com, create a new map and use
Import to upload the file. The map then shows up in the app on your phone.
Downloading it for offline use needs a paid AllTrails plan.

Gaia GPS: on your phone, open the file from Files, email or AirDrop and choose
Gaia GPS, or on gaiagps.com choose Import. Then download the map area for
offline use.

Garmin: in Garmin Connect (web), go to Training, Courses, Import, and pick the
file. Save it as a course and send it to your watch.

Organic Maps: first download the free offline map for Montana. Then open the
GPX file on your phone and choose Organic Maps. It shows up in your bookmarks
and tracks list and works fully offline.

Before you leave Kalispell, download offline maps and check that each day
shows up in your app. There's little or no phone signal on the loop. Rules and
conditions change: check them before you go. Use this as a guide, not a
guarantee.

Copyright 2026 Kraig Adams. For your personal use. Please don't share or resell.
