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Iceberg Lake Trail

Name: Iceberg Lake Trail
Rating: 4.00

Type: Trail

Length: 4.80 Miles

Elevation Gain: N/A

Cost: N/A

Rating:

(4.00)1

Difficulty: 3stars

(3.00)

Solitude:

(2.50)

ADA Accessible: No

Bikes Allowed: N/A

Dogs Allowed: N/A

Interpretive Guide: N/A

City: Polebridge

County: Glacier

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Photos

A view along the trail headed back from the lake. The lake off in the distance is probably Fishercap Lake, not too far from the trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone says goodbye to Iceberg Lake as we make our way back. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A view of Iceberg Lake as we head back to the trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone and I pose at Iceberg Lake after having lunch and preparing to backtrack to the trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Now within view, the "icebergs" of the lake are apparent and plentiful. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

With our ranger guide Mary leading the way Iceberg Lake is at the base of the cirque right ahead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking through the valley on the way to the lake. The trail hugs rather high on the ridge providing multiple views along the way. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Our guided hike group heads down the trail towards Iceberg Lake. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

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Guided Tour
By Austin Explorer on 8/29/2003
Rating:

Difficulty:

Solitude:

Distance: 9.50 Miles Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes

For our outing to Iceberg Lake we opted to tag along one of the ranger-led hikes. We were able to pick up quite a number of tips on how to spot bear rubs on trees and the types of plants to be found along the trail.

The hike was relatively easy, which may account for the larger number of people along the trail. A good number of them elected to eat lunch along the lake edge. One brave soul (foolish?) waded into the water and stood on an iceberg for a photo op. Being a ranger-led hike we of course learned that the chunks of ice in the lake were technically not icebergs since they did not calve from a glacier.

Besides the beaty of the lake itself, one of the more impressive sights was the lone mountain goat navigating its way across the sheer cliff on the opposite side of the lake.