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Glacier National Park

McDonald Horse Trail

McDonald Horse Trail — Photo: NPS

Length	about 0.9 miles as mapped by NPS
Surface	Earth
Route	One way (out and back doubles it)
High point	about 3,360 ft
Low point	about 3,260 ft

McDonald Horse Trail is a trail in Glacier National Park.

Nearby

Trails

Avalanche Cutoff 0.3 mi long · 0.1 mi away
Avalanche Campground Trail 5.6 mi long · 0.1 mi away
Johns Lake Trail 0.3 mi long · 0.3 mi away
Upper McDonald Creek Trail 2.3 mi long · 0.4 mi away
McDonald Creek Cutoff 0.7 mi long · 0.5 mi away
Gunsight Pass Trail 18.4 mi long · 0.5 mi away

Places

Johns Lake Trailhead · 0.1 mi
Going-to-the-Sun Road West Side Winter Gate Closure Point of Interest · 0.4 mi
Lake McDonald General Store Food Service · 0.4 mi
Motel Lake McDonald Lodging · 0.4 mi
McDonald Falls Overlook Viewpoint · 0.4 mi
Lake McDonald Post Office Post Office · 0.5 mi
Lake McDonald Post Office restroom Restroom · 0.5 mi
Lake McDonald Coffee Shop Food Service · 0.5 mi

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