Europe is known for its network of high-alpine huts, where you hike from lodge to lodge and eat dishes like goulash and spaetzle before retiring for the night in plush accommodations and then hiking on to the next hut the following day. But you don’t have to leave the country for a taste of that experience.
“The U.S. is on the verge of embracing what huts are all about,” says Sam Demas, author of the forthcoming guidebook
Hut to Hut USA: The Complete Guide for Hikers, Bikers, and Skiers, which will be published in October. “There’s a big appetite for hut travel in the U.S., and we’re seeing more communities develop new systems.”
TravelAwaits
May.14.2021
Sperry Chalet is perched high on the side of Edwards Mountain in a glacier basin at 6,500 feet elevation. The chalet is on the west side of the park and is most easily hiked to from Lake McDonald Lodge. In fact, the trailhead is right across the road from the lodge parking lot.
This nearly 7-mile hike gains about 32-hundred feet elevation, so it is a strenuous walk. The payoff, if you have reservations at the chalet, is a comfortable night in the mountains with three meals.
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Starting at Lake McDonald Lodge
These specially made touring cars are often called jammers, after the need for the original drivers to manage manual clutches during the steep climb and descent of the road.
The Lake McDonald Lodge offers boat cruises leaving the dock several times a day for visitors who want to see the sights in comfort. The lodge also offers a variety of private rooms, duplex style cabins, ranger presentations, kayak rentals, fishing tours, red bus tours, and a full-service restaurant from mid-May through mid-September.
There is no cell service, and limited wi-fi is available only in the lodge lobby. It is a good place to unplug.