Running Eagle Falls

Glacier National Park · Montana

About this trail

Running Eagle Falls is a out-and-back hike in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Plan on about 0.4 mi round trip with roughly +39 ft of elevation gain.

The route runs from Running Eagle Falls Trailhead to Running Eagle Falls.

GoatBeam’s interactive 3D map helps you understand the corridor, grade, and overall effort before you go.

Where Beam Points exist, you can jump into real trail viewpoints; gaps are shown honestly rather than invented.

Running Eagle Falls effort & difficulty

GoatBeam summarizes Running Eagle Falls (Glacier National Park, Montana) effort from verified route geometry and DEM elevation — planning context, not a fitness or safety rating.

Trip distance is about 0.4 mi with roughly +39 ft of elevation gain on this out-and-back.

Difficulty from verified grades

Along-trail grade distribution (by distance): 100% mostly level. Bands describe slope magnitude from the DEM profile, not trail difficulty labels from guidebooks.

The steepest rolling uphill grade in the verified profile reaches about 0.7%.

Verified DEM grades show climbing concentrated later in the trip.

Elevation & elevation gain

Running Eagle Falls elevation gain is about +39 ft on the published outing.

The verified elevation range runs from roughly 4938 ft to 4959 ft.

Elevation loss along the trip is about 39 ft.

Elevation profile

The GoatBeam elevation profile charts distance against DEM elevation for Running Eagle Falls, so you can see where gain accumulates before you hike.

Use the profile together with the grade callouts above to locate the steepest verified section and where climbing concentrates.

3D map & trail map

GoatBeam’s interactive 3D map and trail map for Running Eagle Falls show the verified corridor on terrain — spin and beam tools help you read the landscape before you go.

Where Beam Points exist, you can jump into real trail viewpoints; gaps stay visible rather than invented.

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