High Sierra Trail — Sequoia NP, California

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High Sierra Trail

Sequoia NP, California

4 days · 48 mi · Strenuous · Point to point

High Sierra Trail landscape

The classic west-to-east Sierra crossing from Crescent Meadow over Kaweah Gap and the Great Western Divide to the base of Mount Whitney. Route geometry from OpenStreetMap (relation 1714300); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Day-by-day

  1. Day 1Hike to Bearpaw Meadow
  2. Day 2Hike to Big Arroyo
  3. Day 3Hike to Kern Hot Spring
  4. Day 4Finish near Junction Meadow

A high-level summary — open the trip in the planner for exact per-day miles, elevation, and hiking time between camps.

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