John Muir Trail — Yosemite / Ansel Adams / Kings Canyon / Sequoia, California

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John Muir Trail

Yosemite / Ansel Adams / Kings Canyon / Sequoia, California

4 days · 209 mi · Strenuous · Point to point

John Muir Trail landscape

The 211-mile John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney, crossing the highest passes of the High Sierra. (Full JMT relation, sampled to a route overview.) Route geometry from OpenStreetMap (relation 1244828); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Day-by-day

  1. Day 1Hike to Lyell Canyon
  2. Day 2Hike to Red's Meadow
  3. Day 3Hike to Muir Trail Ranch
  4. Day 4Finish near Guitar Lake

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