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| | California has plenty of fine hiking and backpacking trails; one of them being John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section in overlapping counties. Every California hiking and backpacking trail is different from the others. California is a tremendous location for outdoors folks. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Central Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these summits. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. Summertime highs at John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section generally tend to be in the 90's. When the |
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night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. Throughout the winter the highs are frequently in the 50's, and nighttime lows during the winter for John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section tend to be in the 20's. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current
| | fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Many miles from the most adjacent urban center you have John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section, and hiking it is always enjoyable. Not much rain falls here at John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section; all through the month of January you get the most rain around here, and June is when it's the driest. Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section in overlapping counties, California is nature at its best. The total elevation difference | |
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for John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section is 7,476 feet which is higher than average. This is a hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section has two trailheads,
so backcountry trekking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. With its 284.2 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking and backpacking trails. When you're here in California trekking along one of its hiking and backpacking trails is an excellent
idea. Now, this is roughly a 44-day trek, so it's a glorious thing if your backpack is big enough to do the job. This hiking and backpacking trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts
of the hiking and backpacking trail. John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section is many miles long having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
Briefly about the general area:
Red Point
is right next door to John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section and is a splendid place to stop at, and First Falls Campground is a fine local campground. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Kings River - Middle Fork; a brilliant site nearby is Agassiz Col.
Arrow Creek flows through
this neighborhood, and locations like Big Pete Meadow are perfect to take a look at. Whohoo, so many amusing things in one place! The Central Sierra Nevada rules! Big Meadow is a fine location; there's some flowing water close by, Alpine Creek is a stream you can stop at during
your stay. If only every location had this much outdoors enjoyable stuff, what a great planet it would be. Blue Canyon Falls is always fun to check out, and if you came for an overnight stay Second Falls Campground is a splendid spot to camp.
You just can't imagine the amount of outdoors exciting things the Central Sierra Nevada has to offer. Big Pine Spring is a fine local attraction.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 37.6166, Longitude -119.0741
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 36.5842, Longitude -118.2512
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 142.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 81.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
23.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
13 days
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 142.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 57 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
20.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
11.5 days
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 284.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 138.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
44 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
29 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 284.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 138.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
44 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
29 days
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Total elevation difference: 7476 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section. |
| | Trails Near John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section:
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Kings River Trail, Inyo County
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, 5 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2759 feet elevation difference |
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Pacific Crest Trail - section 11, County
counties
, 16 miles away, 264.9 hiking miles, 9028 feet elevation difference |
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Don Cecil Trail, Fresno County
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, 20 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 3586 feet elevation difference |
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Sheep Creek Trail, Fresno County
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, 23 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 1123 feet elevation difference |
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Discovery Trail, Inyo County
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, 28 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 457 feet elevation difference |
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Methuselah Trail, Inyo County
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, 29 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1312 feet elevation difference |
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High Sierra Trail, Tulare County
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, 31 miles away, 76.8 hiking miles, 5185 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section:
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Kings River - Middle Fork, Fresno County
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, 17 miles away, Class V+ - 29 miles long (Dusy Branch to South Fork confluence) |
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San Joaquin River - South Fork, Fresno/ Madera County
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, 28 miles away, Class V - 14 miles long (Bridge over Piute Creek to Florence Lake) |
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Kings River - Middle Fork, Fresno County
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, 29 miles away, Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Above Wishon Reservoir) |
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Kings River, Fresno County
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, 33 miles away, Class V - 10 miles long (Middle South Fork confluence to Garnet Dike Campground) |
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San Joaquin River - South Fork, Fresno/ Madera County
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, 36 miles away, Class IV-V - 7 miles long (Florence Lake to Mono Hot Springs) |
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| | Hotels Near John Muir Trail - Pacific Crest Section:
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Bishop-Days Inn, Bishop
, 17 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Bishop, Bishop
, 17 miles away |
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La Quinta Inn Bishop, Bishop
, 18 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bishop, Ca, Bishop
, 18 miles away |
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Ramada Limited Bishop, Bishop
, 18 miles away |
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