High Sierras

Miles: 22 +/-miles Days: 4 days, 3 nights (does not include travel time) Elevation Gain/loss: 3673’/4298 Max Elevation: 9691′ Min Elevation: 7439 Type of Trip: Backpacking Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous Location: Inyo National Forest (Ansel Adames) Starting Point: Agnew Meadow (Shadow Creek Trail) Ending: Devil Postpile (Reds Meadow) GPX (Download) Google Maps …

Miles: 20 +/-miles Days: 3 days, 2 nights (does not include travel time) Elevation Gain/loss: 2899’/6119 Max Elevation: 7718′ Min Elevation: 3975 Type of Trip: Backpacking Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous Location:  Yosemite National Park Starting Point: Yosemite Creek Campground Ending: Yosemite Falls (Valley) Topo Map GPX: Download Google Maps:  >>Link<<  

Miles: 22 +/-miles Days: 3 days, 2 nights (1-day car camping) Elevation Gain/Loss: 6124/9838 Max Elevation: 8606 Min Elevation: 4042′ Type of Trip: Backpacking Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous Location:  Yosemite GPX: Download Google Maps:  >>Link<< Trails The Pohono Trail This east-west hike along Yosemite Valley’s south rim, going from Glacier Point to the Tunnel View (or, less frequently, vice …

Miles: 12 +/-miles Days: 4 days, 3 nights (1 day car camping) Elevation Gain/Loss: 2779’/1213 Max Elevation: 11974′ Min Elevation: 9429′ Type of Trip: Backpacking Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous Location:  Inyo/Kings Canyo GPX: Download Google Maps:  >>Link<< About Bishop Pass & Dusy Basin The trail to Bishop Pass is one of the great hikes on the southeast side of …

Winter transforms Yosemite’s familiar landscapes; exploring in winter is like finding a whole new park. But winter is less forgiving for the wilderness traveler, and some extra precautions are in order. Weather: Winter in Yosemite is snowy and cold, though sunny and chilly days are not uncommon. Yosemite Valley & …

Days:  2-3 Days Rating: (Moderate/Strenuous) Milage: 24+ Elevation Gain/lost: +3400’/-3309″ (optional + 2700′) Max Elevation :13,338′ Min Elevation: 7,654′ Location: Big Pine Trail Head: 37.128044, -118.427479 Type: Loop Topo/Map Google Map: GPX File Download Rae Lakes is a series of lakes in the Sierra Nevada, located in Kings Canyon National Park, eastern Fresno County, …

Days:  2-3 Days Rating: (Moderate/Strenuous) Milage: 24+ Elevation Gain/lost: +3400’/-3309″ (optional + 2700′) Max Elevation :13,338′ Min Elevation: 7,654′ Location: Big Pine Trail Head: 37.128044, -118.427479 Type: Loop Topo/Map Google Map: GPX File Download Going to the popular First through Seventh Lakes up the canyon north of Mount Sill, this trail also offers views …

Days:  3-4 Days Rating: (Moderate/Strenuous) Milage: 27 + Elevation Gain/lost: +6193’/-10864″ Location: Lyell Canyon Trailhead Trail Head: 37.877371, -119.337989 Type: oneway Google Map:<<click here>> GPX File Download Vogelsang Pass >> Rafferty Creek >> Cathedral Lakes >> Tuolumne Meadow is just that; an enormous meadow, very beautiful, but even more so in the spring with the …

Days:  3-4 Days Rating: (Moderate/Strenuous) Milage: 27 + Elevation Gain/lost: +6688’/-5954″ Max Elevation : 6,681′ Min Elevation: 4,254′ Location: White Wolf (Tuolumne – Yosemite) Trail Head: 37.876913, -119.345723 Type: oneway Topo/Map Google Map: GPX File Download Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne The Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne is Yosemite’s more wild, less crowded little sister. …

Days:  2-3 Days Rating: (Moderate/Strenuous) Milage: 21 + Elevation Gain/lost: +4550’/-2400″ Max Elevation : 14,026′ Min Elevation: 10,036′ Location: Horseshoe Meadow Trail Head: 36.448321, -118.170684 Type: In & Out Topo/Map Google Map: GPX File Download Mount Langley is located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada, on the boundary between Inyo and Tulare counties, …