Hike Profiles for Rocky Mountain
National Park and Surrounding Areas
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Distance: 0.6 miles one-way

Waterfall elevation: 9,400 feet

Trailhead elevation: 9,240 feet

Net elevation gain: 160 feet

Glacier Gorge Trailhead

Rocky Mountain National Park
A short hike from the

Glacier Gorge parking

lot, this popular trail

leads to an overlook

of Alberta Falls on

Glacier Creek.
Alberta Falls
Major Trail Landmarks
Glacier Basin and Bear Lake connector trail junctions (near the Glacier Gorge Trailhead)
Principal Destinations Near Alberta Falls
Bear Lake (0.5 miles one-way from trailhead) - via Bear Lake/Glacier Gorge connector trail
Mills Lake (2.5 miles one-way from trailhead) - via Glacier Gorge Trail
The Loch (2.7 miles one-way from trailhead) - via Glacier Gorge and Loch Vale Trails
Backcountry Campsites Near Alberta Falls
There are no designated campsites close to Alberta Falls
The Glacier Gorge Trailhead is on the east side of the Continental Divide near Bear Lake. From the Beaver
Meadows Entrance Station on U.S. Highway 36, head west less than a quarter mile and turn south on Bear
Lake Road (toward Moraine Park). Follow Bear Lake Road approximately 9 miles to the small parking
area at Glacier Gorge. This lot often fills up early in the morning when Bear Lake Road is open to vehicle
traffic. The trailhead begins across the road to the south. BEAR LAKE ROAD IS UNDER
 CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS APPLY. Click here for more information.

This is a short hike, and is only moderately steep (approximately 5 % grade). Alberta Falls is typically visited
en route to other popular Glacier Gorge destinations, but is also a popular destination itself.
Alberta Falls topographic map
Principal summer trail marked by solid red line; unmaintained trail or route marked by dashed red line
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