2.9 mi from the trailheadGlacier Basin Campground
Campground · Colorado

6.0 mi loop · 1,024 ft gain · 9,767 ft high point · Moderate
From Bear Lake Trailhead, a loop with the Bear Lake - Glacier Gorge Junction - Loch Mills Junction Trail, the Emerald Lake Trail, the Bear Lake Loop Trail, the Flat Top Mountain Trail, the Bear Lake To Bierstadt Junction Trail, Flattop Mountain Trail Junction - Cub Lake, the Bierstadt Lake Trail, V.T.S. Lot To Bierstadt Trailhead, and Sprague Lake Connector Trails
In Rocky Mountain National Park · Colorado · National Park Service
West Glacier Creek is a 6.0-mile loop from Bear Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park, visiting Bear Lake and Alberta Falls, climbing 1,024 feet.
1,024 ft of gain around the loop.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, licensed as shown on each photo. Download the trail and feature data.
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