Going-to-the-Sun Road West
The Sun Road drops down the west side of the Continental Divide to Avalanche Creek. It's also the next stop, from the east, on the shuttle after The Loop. Avalanche Creek is five miles east of the Lake McDonald Resort. Therefore, it is a very popular site. Parking is difficult during the day. The two main attractions: The Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail and the Avalanche Lake Trail. The simple map, above, plots the Trail of the Cedars, to Avalanche Gorge, where the Avalanche Lake trail begins. It's less than 1/2 mile from the Cedars trailhead to Avalanche Gorge; a bit less than a mile for the Trail of the Cedars Loop. The interpretive sign, middle left, is near the Trail of the Cedars trailhead.
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