California hiking trails - Discovery Trail, White Mountains, Inyo County

   
  We all need to get out in the outdoors once in a while, and Discovery Trail in Inyo County, California is the outdoors at its best. Going for a walk here in California is a great idea. You'll must go far from Bishop to get to Discovery Trail, but trekking is such an exciting thing to do, and this is an excellent place to do that. Backpacking and hiking trails are perfect and plentiful in California, and among these are Discovery Trail in Inyo County. Discovery Trail is on the short side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a splendid
    hiking trail for the average person looking for a splendid adventure. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is one of a very small number of hiking trails in this vicinity. California is an excellent spot for backcountry trekkers. Discovery
Trail is 1 miles long it's a shorter type backcountry walk. During the summer months, highs ordinarily are in the 90's at Discovery Trail while overnight lows are commonly in the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 50's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Discovery Trail fall into the 20's. Each wilderness hiking trail in California has its own character. Trekking here in the White Mountains is a really nice way to spend quality time in the wilderness. Discovery Trail is a location that is reasonably waterless  
commonly; the month of January is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is October. You spend the whole backcountry walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry trail. You should count on this backcountry trek taking about 1 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Sometimes this great outdoors hiking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 457 feet which is a lower than average number. This is not a very long great outdoors hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens.

Briefly about the general area:
A journey to Devils Postpile National Monument is recommended. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Discovery Trail has to offer, you can camp at Juniper Campground. So many enjoyable things to do in the White Mountains, not enough time. Reed Flat is a delightful place any time of year, and you can stay the night at Grandview Campground.
Take some time to visit Schulman Grove if you're here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 37.3828, Longitude -118.1811
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Total hiking length = 1 miles

Total climbing distance = .4 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Total elevation difference: 457 feet


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 Trails Near Discovery Trail:
Methuselah Trail, Inyo County , 1 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1312 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Discovery Trail:
Grandview Campground, Inyo County, 3 miles away
Juniper Campground, Inyo County, 6 miles away
Fossil Campground, Inyo County, 6 miles away
Poleta Campground, Inyo County, 7 miles away
Pinon Campground, Inyo County, 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Discovery Trail:
Devils Postpile National Monument, Mammoth Lakes - CA , 40 miles away
 Hotels Near Discovery Trail:
Americas Best Value Inn/Bishop, Bishop , 15 miles away
Ramada Limited Bishop, Bishop , 15 miles away
La Quinta Inn Bishop Mammoth Lakes, Bishop , 15 miles away
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