Lake Of The Hanging Glacier

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I know quite a few people on here like to hike. I had the pleasure of hiking up to Lake of the Hanging Glacier with several members of my family last week. The weather was not the best, a little cool and rainy on and off, but that likely made the actual hike easier. Bright sunshine would have upped the sweat factor considerably.

 

The hike is spectacular, particularly if you like flowing water. Really, really fast flowing water! It is about 7.5 - 8km to the lake, with probably 4 km of that being alongside a very rapidly plunging creek. Essentially 4 km of waterfall. The lake is the headwater of the creek. The lake itself is what you expect a glacial lake to be, blue and gorgeous.

 

If anyone is staying in the Invermere area, I can't recommend this enough. You do gain 700m, with 1000m of total climbing during the hike. It is never really steep, but it is relentless. The road in was really good, except for a couple of downed trees, which we were able to move, and some sections near the top where run off has crossed the road. We got to the trailhead easily with a ridgeline, and got within 1 KM of the trailhead with a Chrysler minivan (much to the dismay of my wife).

 

There are a ridiculous number of pictures of the hike here. I'm pretty sure they are public.

 

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