The Trail of the Cedars is a hiking trail accessible from Going-to-the-Sun Road

Going-to-the-Sun Road

Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road through the heart of Glacier National Park in Montana, USA. It was completed in 1932, and it is the only road that crosses the park, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. A fleet of 1930s red tour buses "jammers", rebuilt in 2001 to run on propane...

 in Glacier National Park, Montana

Montana

Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. The 0.6 mile (0.965604 km) path is paved and has a raised boardwalk in some sections. Some of the cedars

Thuja plicata

Thuja plicata, commonly called Western or pacific red cedar, giant or western arborvitae, giant cedar, or shinglewood, is a species of Thuja, an evergreen coniferous tree in the cypress family Cupressaceae native to western North America...

 visible are over 80 feet (24.4 m) tall. The trail splits into two sections: one loops, while the other continues to Avalanche Lake

Avalanche Lake (Flathead County, Montana)

Avalanche Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of Montana. Avalanche Lake is southwest of Bearhat Mountain and receives meltwater from Sperry Glacier. Avalanche Lake is a hike from the trailhead along the Trail of the Cedars....

which can reached after a 2 miles (3.2 km) hike with a 500 feet (152.4 m) elevation gain. In the middle of the half loop is a beautiful waterfall that has carved through colorful rock to make a channeled stream.