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Traverse the south boundary of Glacier along the banks of the beautiful Middle Fork Flathead River.


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Map Key

18.0

Miles

29.0

KM

Point to Point

3,609' 1,100 m

High

3,178' 969 m

Low

1,806' 551 m

Up

1,378' 420 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

17%

Max Grade (10°)

Dogs No Dogs

Features Birding · Fall Colors · River/Creek · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

The South Boundary Trail, for much of its length, is generally unmaintained and should not be counted on for easy going from place to place. The short section near Scalplock lookout is well maintained and provides excellent access to the Nyack Creek Trail but the majority of the rest of it will be in an often general state of disuse and is mainly still in place for fire mitigation should the need for this type of access arise.

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  4.3 from 3 votes

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in Lake McDonald

#10286

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Trail Rankings

#10

in Lake McDonald

#268

in Montana

#10,286

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Photos

Glacier National Park in winter
May 26, 2015 near Nyack, MT
Loneman Lookout with some South Boundary Trail to Lincoln Creek.
Jun 9, 2016 near Nyack, MT

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Jun 13, 2022
Kyle Johnston
Pretty views of the river. Trail was muddy in some areas but avoidable. Water blocked the path 2 miles in. 4.1mi — 2h 09m
Jul 12, 2020
Joseph Mower
walked to Harrison lake intersection. seen bear on trail within 7 feet. 7.7mi — 4h 00m
Jun 30, 2017
Lauren Heber
used this trail to pack raft after hiking about 8 miles
Jun 29, 2017
Maggie Liu
Jul 12, 2016
Aaron Fischer
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