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There are two great hiking trails here on the North Shore. One of the most popular hiking trails in Two Medicine is the Trail to the Upper Two Medicine Lake. Many hikers start this long trail from either the North Shore or South Shore trailheads, making it a beautiful 10 or 12 mile, 16 to 19 kilometer round trip hike. And, along the way, they’ll enjoy beautiful wildflower meadows, twin waterfalls, and dense forests of birch, pine and fir trees. However, you can shorten the hike by about 4 to 6 miles by taking the boat shuttle across Two Medicine Lake, and cutting out the first half entirely. While reservations are recommended for the boat, you can check at the dock to ask about same-day availability. Even if you aren't hiking the full trail, the boat ride provides a nice opportunity to see the lake, and maybe make the short there-and-back hike to Twin Falls. If you catch a boat ride there and back, it’s only about 1.8 miles altogether. The other trail let's you visit Glacier's famous triple divide peak. At Glacier’s triple divide, water flows to the north, to the east, or to the west, eventually joining the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and the Hudson Bay. That means that raindrops and melting snow, starting just feet apart, can end up in entirely different bodies of water, many hundreds of miles away. To place boots on the Triple Divide Mountain, you’ll need to check out the backcountry 17-mile Pitamakan Trail. The Pitamakan Pass is definitely spectacular, but also long, strenuous, and definitely not for the unprepared. If you’re interested in hiking some of these longer backcountry trails, you’ll need to talk to the ranger about planning and a permit, as most of them are overnighters.