California hiking trails - Pat Keyes Trail, White Mountains, Inyo County

   
  Pat Keyes Trail is a backpacking and hiking trail rather far from Bishop, but if you're looking for a glorious place to go backcountry hiking, this is a glorious pick. Brilliant backpacking and hiking trails in California are in abundance; one of them being Pat Keyes Trail in Inyo County. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Pat Keyes Trail in Inyo County, California is just the place. Pat Keyes Trail is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Each backpacking and hiking trail in California has its own character.
    Sometimes this backpacking 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 is one of a very small number of backcountry hiking trails in this area. Being 13.6 miles long; it's longer than many
backpacking and hiking trails. The length of Pat Keyes Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry hiking trail glorious for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Pat Keyes Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry walk, 2 days normally, so it's a tremendous thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. It is very dry here at Pat Keyes Trail ordinarily; January is the month that gets the most rain, and October  
on the other hand is the driest. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the backpacking and hiking trail. The total elevation difference for Pat Keyes Trail is 5,649 feet which is higher than average. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Backpacking here in the White Mountains is the best way to enjoy these mountaintops. When you're here in California backcountry hiking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails never gets boring. Summertime highs at Pat Keyes Trail typically tend to be in the 90's, and the night is fairly cooler of course, commonly in the 60's. For the period of the wintertime highs are commonly in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Pat Keyes Trail are in the 20's. Backpacking in California is such a glorious thing to do.

Briefly about the general area:
Union Wash is one of the streams close by that might be worth visiting, and a great location to pop by close by is Eclipse Canyon. Some nearby water includes North Fork Willow Creek, and camping is available at Aberdeen Resort.
Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the White Mountains. Don't leave Pat Keyes Trail without first paying a visit to Pat Keyes Spring; you're sure to run into some fine folks from Bishop here. Why not camp at Portagee Joe Campground while you're here at Pat Keyes Trail, and Bed Spring is an inspiring location to go to during your stay. Be careful coming to Pat Keyes Trail, you might not ever want to go home again.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.7601, Longitude -118.0547
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Total in and out hiking length = 13.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 6.1 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 2 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 8 hours

Total elevation difference: 5649 feet


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Aberdeen Resort, Independence, 2 miles away
Portagee Joe Campground, Inyo County, 10 miles away
Locust Grove Campground, Inyo County, 10 miles away
Diaz Lake Campground, Inyo County, 11 miles away
Circle V Motel and Trailer Park, Independence, 13 miles away
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