Reached from Many Glacier Hotel:-- Appekung Basin, trail 4 Iceberg Lake, trail 7 Cracker Lake, trail 7 Grinnell Lake, trail 5 Footpath to Grinnell Glacier 2 miles from Grinnell Lake. Piegan Pass and Garden Wall, trail 10 Swift Current Pass, trail 7 Ptarmigan Lake, trail 7 Morning Eagle Falls 5 Reached from Glacier and Park Hotels at Head of Lake McDonald:-- Paradise Cañon, trail; 4 miles from Glacier Hotel, 2 miles from Park Hotel. Avalanche Basin, trail; 9 miles from Glacier Hotel, 7 miles from Park Hotel. Trout Lake, trail; 8 miles from Glacier Hotel, 9 miles from Park Hotel. Stanton Mountain, trail to the summit; 7 miles from Glacier Hotel, 5 miles from Park Hotel. Snyder Lake, trail; 4 miles from Glacier Hotel, 6 miles from Park Hotel. The Glaciers The most accessible glaciers are the Blackfeet and the Sperry, both of which are on the trail leading from St. Mary Lake to Lake McDonald. Blackfeet Glacier is 2 miles by trail from Gunsight Lake. This is the largest glacier in the Park, having an area of 3 square miles. The glacier is especially dangerous in the vicinity of the upper cascades. Visitors are not allowed to go upon it unless accompanied by competent guides, who should be supplied with ropes, belts, creepers, alpenstocks, and emergency equipment. Each visitor to the glacier should have an alpenstock or stout stick 6 or 7 feet long. The alpenstock should be used to sound for blind crevasses, and in case a person breaks through the ice the alpenstock should be thrown across the crevasse in order to prevent a fall to the bottom. Sperry Glacier is 2 miles by trail from Sperry Chalets. While the trail is steep, horses may be used to the foot of the escarpment under the south rim of the glacier; walking is recommended. The escarpment may be climbed by means of an iron ladder bolted to the rock, or by way of zigzag goat trails. Whichever method of ascent is attempted, visitors should be accompanied by competent guides provided with ropes. While this glacier is less broken than Blackfeet Glacier, explorations should not be attempted without a guide. Clothing and Other Equipment