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Apgar Lookout: Early season jaunt a great way to get in hiking shape

by CHRIS PETERSON
Hungry Horse News | May 2, 2024 12:00 AM

The Apgar Mountain Lookout Trail in Glacier National Park is one of those trails to hike first thing in the season. It’s easy to get to, and it’s a good conditioning trail, which is to say it exposes you to elevation gain in a hurry over its 3.5 miles.

It’s been years since I hiked it, but since I’m recuperating from heart surgery, the boy and I gave it a go on a bright sunny Saturday recently.

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