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The ride from Waterton to the east side of Glacier had some serious hill climbing.
There are some time slots on the west side when cycling is not allowed, but it is more stringent if you are going west to east. The park website would have more data.
Not only some serious hill climbing, but when you finally get to U.S. 89 you very well may have a decent headwind to St. Mary. Rode St. Mary to Waterton in '99 with a nice tailwind on U.S. 89. Rode Waterton to St. Mary in 2009 with a pretty strong headwind on U.S. 89. Disheartening after all that climbing.
Going east to west you can ride up to the pass and then down as far as Sprague Creek Campground any time of day. You cannot ride between Sprague Creek and Apgar between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. If not camping at Sprague Creek you can hang out at the day use area and/or at the lodge until 4 and then continue on. When I was last there in 2017, the camp store at the lodge complex had mostly junk/snack food, some o.k., pre-made sandwiches and canned stuff to cook, like chili and Beef-a-Roni. Had dinner in the main dining room at the lodge one night. It was quite good. Mussels, a Caesar salad and steelhead.