Great Northern Hideaway in Essex

About the Home

Located between West and East Glacier Park entrances / Beautiful New Construction / Central AC / WiFi / Gas Grill / Fire Pit / 1/4 mile to Flathead River / 5 miles to Amtrak station for day trips Great Northern Hideaway is an amazing, impeccably decorated home and the perfect location to truly get away from it all. Located close to Glacier, in Essex, nestled in the woods, there are year round activities to enjoy form this wonderful location. Great Northern Hideaway is an amazing, impeccably decorated home and the perfect location to truly get away from it all. Located close to Glacier, in Essex, nestled in the woods, there are year round activities to enjoy form this wonderful location. This beautiful Montana home is both elegant and cozy, perfectly designed to relax and connect with family and friends. As you enter the home, you are greeted with beautiful modern wooden stairs headed up to the second floor, or to your left you will find the wonderful open concept gathering room open to the kitchen, dining room, and living room. The kitchen is a chef's dream with all you will need to gather and create scrumptious meals complete with a gas stove, bar seating, and dining for 8. The living area has a gas fireplace where you can warm up on those cool mountain evenings and play a game, read a book, or watch a dvd. The living room sitting area overlooks the backyard, outdoor covered porch with dining area, gas grill, Adirondack chairs around the fire pit and all placed perfectly to enjoy the fun of the trains coming and going through the mountain pass.  Upstairs you will find three bedrooms, two baths, and a laundry area. Bedroom #1 with a king size bed and private balcony along en-suite bathroom. Bedroom #2 also has a king size bed and balcony with an en-suite bathroom that is a jack-n-jill style bathroom that connects to the bunk room. Bedroom #3, the bunk room, has two sets of twin extra long bunk beds and is located between bedrooms 1 and 2. Great Northern Hideaway luxury home is a family friendly home in a neighborhood that is very quiet and does not work for late gatherings or rowdy parties. If you are planning late night, full volume gatherings this home is not for you. Thank you for understanding. This property is perfectly situated just 27 miles from West Glacier and 29 miles to East Glacier, featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 1 half bathroom, and equipped to host families or groups of up to 8 people.  Please note that the house is located approximately 150 feet from the mainline of the BNSF railroad, with great viewing of trains from the beautiful back porch or fire pit. You can expect approximately 20 trains per day along this line. Trains do not start and stop in this location and there are no crossings nearby, so the trains don’t blow their whistles in this vicinity. You will, however, hear them passing by. The house is very well insulated but if you are a light sleeper you may want to take advantage of the earplugs supplied in each bedroom. Great Northern Hideaway is a great place to call home while you are on holiday and a wonderful place to truly get away from it all. It will far exceed your expectations. See below for the list of local hikes nearby that you can access outside of West Glacier and enjoy the beautiful outdoors without the need for a park pass. Don't hesitate to book your own slice of Montana contentment today! Home has access to the Bob Marshall wilderness out the back door with beautiful views of Glacier National Park at the top! NEARBY RIVER ACCESS POINTS: Middle Fork of the Flathead Paoloa Creek Access Mocassain Creek Access LOCAL TRAILS FOR HIKING: Stanton Lake Trail Coal Creek Trail Dickey Creek Trail Essex Creek Trail Skiumah Trail Ousel Peak Trail Scaplock Mountain Walton Ranger Station Trail Goat Lick Overlook Silver Staircase Falls Big River Trail at Bear Creek Numerous hikes in The Bob Marshall Wilderness Essex and Pinnacle, Montana are two small towns close to Glacier National Park that are perfectly situated between West and East Glacier when you are traveling around the Glacier region to see the sights. Activities nearby: Fishing The Middle Fork of the Flathead has been called Montana’s wildest river, no doubt because of the bordering wilderness areas, but perhaps also because of the wild game fish in abundance here. Catch some Westslope cutthroat, rainbow and more. Hiking There are plenty of trails for fabulous hiking around Essex and Pinnacle. You can hike the Dickey Creek Trail. On this 4.8-mile trail, you need to be aware that the hike starts out as a moderate trek but becomes strenuous from the head of the valley to the lake. Another short hike is the Marion Lake Trail through the spruce forest. If you like longer trips, take the 18.8-mile trail from Walton Ranger Station to the Scalplock Lookout. This day hike takes you to the breathtaking vistas of the Flathead Range and snowy peaks of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Winter Sports The Essex Ski Trail system provides gentle grades and enough snow to make your adventure one of the best. Snowshoeing is a wonderful recreational activity, traveling over the white landscapes of this pristine wilderness. Try the route from the Fielding Picnic Area to Ole Creek. CANCELATION POLICY: ** PLEASE NOTE, if a reservation is cancelled at least 60 days prior to the reservation arrival date the reservation is refundable, MINUS the processing fee. The processing fee is paid to the credit card company upon booking your stay and additionally upon cancelation.    ** PLEASE NOTE, if a reservation is cancelled less than 60 days prior to the reservation arrival date the reservation is NON-REFUNDABLE IN ITS ENTIRETY.