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Trip	Difficulty	Distance	Gain	Max elev	Days	Permit	Campfires
Alta Trail to Panther Gap Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Alta Peak	·	6 mi	—	8,504 ft	1–2	Required	Stoves only
Atwell-Hockett Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Hockett Meadows	·	20 mi	—	7,287 ft	3–4	Required	Allowed
Bayview to Dicks Lake Desolation Wilderness · Dicks Peak	·	10.6 mi	—	8,425 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Bell Meadow Trail Emigrant Wilderness · Leavitt Peak	·	22.4 mi	—	7,228 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Bubbs Creek Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Mount Bago	·	8 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Allowed
Loon Lake to Buck Island Lake Desolation Wilderness · Buck Island Lake	·	12.2 mi	—	6,437 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Gianelli to Burst Rock Emigrant Wilderness · Burst Rock	·	8.4 mi	—	9,019 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Canyon Creek Lakes Trinity Alps Wilderness · Sawtooth Mountain	·	14 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Prohibited
Gianelli Trailhead to Chewing Gum Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Leavitt Peak	·	10.5 mi	—	8,717 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Copper Creek Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Mount Gardiner	·	8 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Allowed
Meeks Bay to Crag Lake Desolation Wilderness · Crag Lake	·	9.8 mi	—	7,484 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Eagle Falls to Dicks Lake Desolation Wilderness · Dicks Peak	·	8.6 mi	—	8,425 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Eagle Lake Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Eagle Lake	·	6.8 mi	—	10,000 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Farewell Gap Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Farewell Gap	·	8 mi	—	—	2	Required	Stoves only
Eagle Falls to Fontanillis Lake Desolation Wilderness · Fontanillis Lake	·	9.8 mi	—	8,297 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Van Vleck Trail to Forni Lake Desolation Wilderness · McConnell Peak	·	9.8 mi	—	7,661 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Garfield Grove Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Garfield Grove	·	8 mi	—	6,667 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Glen Alpine to Gilmore Lake Desolation Wilderness · Mount Tallac	·	7.8 mi	—	8,323 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Twin Lakes to Island Lake Desolation Wilderness · Island Lake	·	7 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Lady Bug Camp Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Lady Bug Peak	·	3.4 mi	—	—	1	Required	Allowed
Lakes Trail to Emerald Lake Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Alta Peak	·	10 mi	—	9,206 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Lewis Creek Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Kennedy Pass	·	11 mi	—	6,014 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Middle Fork Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Moro Rock	·	7 mi	—	5,564 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Mosquito Lakes Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Mosquito Peak	·	8 mi	—	9,911 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Paradise Ridge Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Paradise Ridge	·	6 mi	—	8,009 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Loon Lake to Rockbound Lake Desolation Wilderness · Rockbound Lake	·	13.4 mi	—	10,108 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Pyramid Creek to Ropi Lake Desolation Wilderness · Horsetail Falls	·	4 mi	—	7,618 ft	1–2	Required	Stoves only
Meeks Bay to Stony Ridge Lake Desolation Wilderness · Stony Ridge Lake	·	12.6 mi	—	7,822 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Glen Alpine to Susie Lake Desolation Wilderness · Keiths Dome	·	7.6 mi	—	7,808 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Lyons Trail to Sylvia Lake Desolation Wilderness · Sylvia Lake	·	9.2 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Tar Gap Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Deer Creek	·	8 mi	—	—	2	Required	Allowed
Twin Lakes Trail (Lodgepole) Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Silliman Crest	·	6 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Allowed
White Chief Lake Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · White Chief Peak	·	8.2 mi	—	10,413 ft	1–2	Required	Stoves only
Woods Creek Trail to Paradise Valley Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Castle Domes	·	13 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Allowed
Sierra View Camp Henry W. Coe State Park · Diablo Range ridgeline	3 · Easy	1.6 mi	250 ft	2,730 ft	1	Required	Prohibited
Borrego Palm Canyon Anza-Borrego Desert State Park · Peninsular Ranges escarpment	4 · Easy	3 mi	700 ft	—	1–2	None	Prohibited
May Lake Yosemite National Park · Mount Hoffmann	4 · Easy	2 mi	400 ft	9,331 ft	1–2	Required	Stoves only
Sky Camp via Sky Trail Point Reyes National Seashore · Mount Wittenberg	5 · Easy	2.8 mi	500 ft	—	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Polly Dome Lakes Yosemite National Park · Polly Dome	7 · Easy	6 mi	600 ft	8,730 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Round Valley Loop San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak	8 · Easy	4 mi	600 ft	11,132 ft	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Coast Camp via Laguna Trail Point Reyes National Seashore · Inverness Ridge	9 · Easy	3.6 mi	800 ft	—	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Arnold Rim Trail - Sheep Ranch Rd & Valley View Dr Stanislaus NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.6 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Bailey Cove Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	1,129 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Beach Ridge Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.8 mi	—	8,022 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Bell Meadow to Pine Valley Emigrant Wilderness · Bell Meadow trailhead	10 · Easy	6.4 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Blue Canyon to Blue Canyon Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Blue Canyon trailhead	10 · Easy	5.4 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Bluewater Trail Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.4 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Box Springs to Chain Lakes Emigrant Wilderness · Box Springs trailhead	10 · Easy	5 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Cahuilla Mountain Trail 2E45 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Cherry Point Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Coyote Lake Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	10,568 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Deer Creek Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.6 mi	—	3,743 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Donner Camp Picnic Site and Interpretive Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Doris/Tule Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Empire Creek Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.6 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Evergreen Trail Eldorado NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6 mi	—	3,455 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Flynn Canyon Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.8 mi	—	3,832 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Frog Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.4 mi	—	7,684 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Glen Camp via Bear Valley Point Reyes National Seashore · Inverness Ridge	10 · Easy	9.2 mi	600 ft	3,245 ft	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Granite Chief Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.4 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Haiwee Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.4 mi	—	8,337 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Horse Canyon Trail Eldorado NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.2 mi	—	1,289 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Iron Lake Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.4 mi	—	8,921 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Island Lake Trail Six Rivers NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Jackass Lakes Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7 mi	—	8,806 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Kennedy Meadows to Relief Reservoir Emigrant Wilderness · Kennedy Meadows trailhead	10 · Easy	6 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
La Jolla Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	10 · Easy	9 mi	—	4,000 ft	2	None	Seasonal
Lost Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	6.4 mi	—	8,369 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Marshall Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.4 mi	—	6,417 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Powderhorn Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.8 mi	—	—	1–2	None	Seasonal
Rancheria Falls Yosemite National Park · Rancheria Mountain	10 · Easy	12.6 mi	700 ft	7,664 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Rattlesnake Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7.2 mi	—	8,127 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Santa Cruz Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	10 · Easy	37.9 mi	—	5,350 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Tuolumne River Canyon Trail Stanislaus NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7 mi	—	1,512 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Wintoon Flat Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	10 · Easy	7 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Glacier Point to Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park · Half Dome	11 · Easy	11.5 mi	1,100 ft	7,064 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Snag Lake Loop Lassen Volcanic National Park · Cinder Cone, Prospect Peak	11 · Easy	7.8 mi	603 ft	6,390 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Wildcat Camp via Palomarin Point Reyes National Seashore · Bass Lake	11 · Easy	11 mi	800 ft	781 ft	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Cathedral Lakes Yosemite National Park · Cathedral Peak, Echo Peak	12 · Easy	7 mi	1,000 ft	8,609 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Forsee Creek to Johns Meadow San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Bernardino Peak	12 · Easy	7.8 mi	1,600 ft	7,200 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
North Dome Yosemite National Park · North Dome	13 · Easy	10.4 mi	1,100 ft	8,166 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Ostrander Lake Yosemite National Park · Horse Ridge	13 · Easy	11.4 mi	1,500 ft	8,527 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Pohono Trail Yosemite National Park · Stanford Point	13 · Easy	13.7 mi	1,100 ft	7,477 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Sunrise High Sierra Camp Yosemite National Park · Sunrise Mountain	13 · Easy	10.4 mi	1,650 ft	9,360 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Boy Scout Trail Joshua Tree National Park · Quail Mountain (park high point)	14 · Easy	15.6 mi	1,600 ft	4,000 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Frog Lake Henry W. Coe State Park · Frog Lake	14 · Easy	4.7 mi	700 ft	2,507 ft	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Lyell Canyon Yosemite National Park · Mount Lyell, Kuna Crest	14 · Easy	11.4 mi	300 ft	8,848 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Round Valley (Mt San Jacinto via Tram) San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak, Jean Peak	14 · Easy	4.2 mi	700 ft	—	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Young Lakes Yosemite National Park · Ragged Peak, Mount Conness	14 · Easy	13.6 mi	1,300 ft	9,777 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Chilnualna Falls Yosemite National Park · Chilnualna Falls	15 · Easy	9.2 mi	2,400 ft	4,249 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Crabtree Camp to Bear Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Crabtree Camp trailhead	15 · Easy	7.8 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Crabtree Camp to Chewing Gum Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Crabtree Camp trailhead	15 · Easy	8.8 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Lost Coast Trail King Range (Lost Coast) · King Peak	15 · Easy	24.4 mi	405 ft	130 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Shingle Springs to Kibbie Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Shingle Springs trailhead	15 · Easy	8.6 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Snow Creek to the North Rim Yosemite National Park · Half Dome	16 · Easy	7.1 mi	2,750 ft	—	2	Required	Allowed
Upper Yosemite Fall Yosemite National Park · Yosemite Point	16 · Easy	7.4 mi	2,700 ft	6,132 ft	1–2	Required	Allowed
Wellman Divide via Long Valley San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak	16 · Easy	6.2 mi	1,300 ft	—	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Glen Aulin Yosemite National Park · Tuolumne River cascades	17 · Easy	12.6 mi	750 ft	8,560 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
John Muir Trail to Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park · Cathedral Peak, Half Dome	17 · Easy	22 mi	1,750 ft	8,606 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Madrone Soda Springs Henry W. Coe State Park · Blue Ridge	17 · Easy	10 mi	1,680 ft	1,916 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Vicente Flat via Kirk Creek Ventana Wilderness · Cone Peak	17 · Easy	10 mi	1,630 ft	1,506 ft	1–2	None	Seasonal
Laurel Lake Yosemite National Park · Laurel Lake	18 · Easy	14.2 mi	2,700 ft	6,545 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Los Cruzeros Henry W. Coe State Park · Middle Ridge	18 · Easy	11.5 mi	2,000 ft	1,247 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Deer Springs Trail to Suicide Rock San Jacinto Mountains · Suicide Rock	18 · Easy	6.6 mi	1,900 ft	7,477 ft	1–2	Required	Prohibited
Waterwheel Falls Yosemite National Park · Waterwheel Falls	18 · Easy	20.6 mi	1,850 ft	8,599 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Big Sur Trail Ventana Wilderness · Cienega Camp	20 · Moderate	8.5 mi	1,800 ft	—	2–3	None	Seasonal
Ireland and Evelyn Lake Loop Yosemite National Park · Mount Lyell, Mount Maclure	20 · Moderate	22.2 mi	2,150 ft	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Little Lakes Valley Inyo National Forest · Bear Creek Spire, Mount Morgan	20 · Moderate	6.4 mi	1,242 ft	10,898 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Piute Pass to Humphreys Basin Inyo National Forest · Mount Humphreys, Mount Emerson	20 · Moderate	7 mi	2,000 ft	11,237 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
El Capitan via Tamarack Creek Yosemite National Park · El Capitan	21 · Moderate	21.6 mi	1,700 ft	—	2–3	Required	Allowed
Lake Vernon Yosemite National Park · Lake Vernon	21 · Moderate	19.1 mi	2,700 ft	6,585 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
McCabe Lakes Yosemite National Park · Mount Conness, Excelsior Mountain	21 · Moderate	29.6 mi	1,950 ft	—	3–4	Required	Stoves only
Carmel River Trail Ventana Wilderness · Ventana Double Cone	22 · Moderate	13 mi	800 ft	3,202 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Fall Canyon Death Valley National Park · Fall Canyon Narrows	22 · Moderate	12 mi	2,460 ft	3,520 ft	1–2	None	Prohibited
Willow Ridge Henry W. Coe State Park · Willow Ridge	22 · Moderate	14.2 mi	3,040 ft	—	2–3	Required	Prohibited
Bishop Pass to Dusy Basin Inyo National Forest · Mount Agassiz, Isosceles Peak	23 · Moderate	6 mi	2,400 ft	11,312 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Eagle Peak Yosemite National Park · Eagle Peak	23 · Moderate	12.6 mi	3,770 ft	7,621 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Smith Peak Yosemite National Park · Smith Peak	23 · Moderate	13.4 mi	3,500 ft	7,677 ft	2	Required	Allowed
Vogelsang High Sierra Camp Yosemite National Park · Vogelsang Peak, Rafferty Peak	23 · Moderate	14.4 mi	1,600 ft	10,154 ft	2–3	Required	Stoves only
Kearsarge Pass to Kearsarge Lakes Inyo National Forest · Kearsarge Peak, University Peak	24 · Moderate	7 mi	2,600 ft	10,896 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Little Yosemite Valley Yosemite National Park · Half Dome	24 · Moderate	9.6 mi	2,150 ft	6,194 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Albinita Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11 mi	—	8,694 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Alpine Pedal Path Trail 1E50 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.4 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
American Canyon Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	25 · Moderate	8.4 mi	—	3,600 ft	2	None	Seasonal
Bald Mountain Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10 mi	—	2,300 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Baldy Bowl Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Bear Canyon Trail Loop Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	13 mi	—	—	2–3	None	Seasonal
Bear Lake Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Bear Ridge Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11.4 mi	—	9,154 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Bear Trap Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.8 mi	—	7,018 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Bear Wallow Trail 2E10 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	12 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Bichota Canyon Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11.4 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Big Sur Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	25 · Moderate	16.9 mi	—	3,400 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Bright Star Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11.6 mi	—	1,778 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Bristlecone Trail 1E32 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	12 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Bullfrog Lakes Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	12 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Caples Creek Trail Eldorado NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Chanchelulla Divide Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.4 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Cora Creek Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.4 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Crater Lake Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8 mi	—	8,438 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Dawson Peak Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Devil's Bathtub Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.8 mi	—	8,337 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Dobbs Cabin Spur 1E07 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Doyle Trail (aka Wishon Trail) Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.2 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
East Fork Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
East Tule Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10 mi	—	3,064 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Five Lakes Creek Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Forsee Basin / Johns Meadow Trail 1E16 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.3 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Freeman Creek Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.4 mi	—	5,804 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Hawes Ranch Trail 2W14 (east) San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.7 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Haypress Creek Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.4 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
High Trail Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8 mi	—	—	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Huntington Shore Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.2 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Islip Ridge Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.6 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Lake Aloha via Glen Alpine Desolation Wilderness · Mount Tallac, Pyramid Peak	25 · Moderate	11.6 mi	3,200 ft	8,116 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Lander's Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.8 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Lion Ridge Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	12.2 mi	—	2,897 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Little Dry Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.8 mi	—	8,681 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Little Horse Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.8 mi	—	8,760 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Lookout Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.8 mi	—	3,967 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Margaret Lakes Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.4 mi	—	10,177 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Marion Mountain Trail 2E14 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11.2 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Matias Potrero Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	25 · Moderate	9.5 mi	—	2,000 ft	2	None	Seasonal
Mono Meadow Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.6 mi	—	7,349 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Morgan Trail Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8.4 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Onion Springs Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.4 mi	—	8,120 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Sawmill Trail 5E02 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	11 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Sellers Potrero Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	25 · Moderate	11.1 mi	—	2,222 ft	2	None	Seasonal
Spaulding Lake Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.2 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Tangle Blue Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	8 mi	—	5,761 ft	1–2	Required	Seasonal
Three T's Trail Angeles NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	10.6 mi	—	—	2	None	Seasonal
Tunnel Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	25 · Moderate	15.7 mi	—	3,200 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Virginia/Granite Creek Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	25 · Moderate	9.6 mi	—	—	2	Required	Seasonal
Lake Vernon and Rancheria Falls Loop Yosemite National Park · Rancheria Mountain	26 · Moderate	28.2 mi	4,450 ft	—	3–4	Required	Allowed
Telescope Peak Death Valley National Park · Telescope Peak	26 · Moderate	14 mi	3,000 ft	10,951 ft	1–2	None	Prohibited
Rush Creek to Thousand Island Lake Inyo National Forest · Banner Peak, Mount Ritter	27 · Moderate	15.8 mi	2,683 ft	9,834 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Duck Pass to Duck Lake Inyo National Forest · Duck Pass	28 · Moderate	9.5 mi	3,210 ft	10,768 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Half Dome via the John Muir Trail Yosemite National Park · Half Dome, Liberty Cap	28 · Moderate	16.2 mi	4,830 ft	—	2–3	Required	Stoves only
Ten Lakes Basin Yosemite National Park · Tuolumne Peak	28 · Moderate	11.8 mi	1,500 ft	9,644 ft	2–3	Required	Allowed
Buena Vista Range Yosemite National Park · Buena Vista Peak	30 · Moderate	29 mi	5,300 ft	—	3–4	Required	Allowed
Cottonwood Pass to Chicken Spring Lake Inyo National Forest · Cirque Peak, Mount Langley	30 · Moderate	15 mi	2,962 ft	11,129 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Kennedy Meadows to Kennedy Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Kennedy Meadows trailhead	30 · Moderate	15 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Pacific Crest Trail through the Marble Mountains Marble Mountain Wilderness · Boulder Peak, Marble Mountain	30 · Moderate	32 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Monarch Lakes Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Sawtooth Peak	30 · Moderate	7.1 mi	4,162 ft	10,376 ft	2	Required	Stoves only
Sabrina Basin Inyo National Forest · Mount Darwin, Mount Emerson	30 · Moderate	8.5 mi	3,652 ft	10,850 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Poverty Flat Henry W. Coe State Park · Pine Ridge	31 · Moderate	9.4 mi	1,600 ft	1,260 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
South Fork Trail to Dry Lake San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Gorgonio Mountain, Jepson Peak	31 · Moderate	11.4 mi	4,400 ft	9,000 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Surprise Canyon to Panamint City Death Valley National Park · Panamint City (ghost town)	31 · Moderate	10 mi	4,000 ft	6,309 ft	2	None	Prohibited
Pohono Trail + Four Mile Trail Yosemite National Park · Glacier Point	32 · Moderate	18.3 mi	4,150 ft	—	3	Required	Seasonal
Timber Gap Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Sawtooth Peak	32 · Moderate	9.7 mi	4,780 ft	9,509 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Cottonwood-Marble Canyon Loop Death Valley National Park · Marble Canyon Narrows	33 · Moderate	26 mi	3,882 ft	—	2–3	Required	Prohibited
New Army Pass via Cottonwood Lakes Inyo National Forest · Mount Langley, Cirque Peak	33 · Moderate	9.6 mi	3,596 ft	12,274 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Vogelsang to Cathedral Lakes Loop Yosemite National Park · Vogelsang Peak, Cathedral Peak	34 · Moderate	33.3 mi	4,550 ft	—	4–5	Required	Stoves only
Alder Creek Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	35 · Moderate	15 mi	—	3,620 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Alejandro Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	35 · Moderate	11 mi	—	2,400 ft	2	None	Seasonal
Red Reef Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	35 · Moderate	34.2 mi	—	6,200 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Santa Lucia Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	35 · Moderate	29.2 mi	—	1,600 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
China Hole Henry W. Coe State Park · Diablo Range ridgeline	36 · Moderate	10.3 mi	1,640 ft	1,211 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Gene Marshall–Piedra Blanca Trail Sespe Wilderness · Pine Mountain	36 · Moderate	18.6 mi	4,000 ft	3,081 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Devil's Slide to Wellman Divide San Jacinto Mountains · Wellman Divide, San Jacinto Peak	38 · Moderate	10.6 mi	3,300 ft	9,685 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Clouds Rest via Sunrise Lakes Yosemite National Park · Clouds Rest	39 · Moderate	17.4 mi	5,884 ft	9,747 ft	2	Required	Seasonal
Eastern North Rim Yosemite National Park · North Dome, Indian Arch	39 · Moderate	18.1 mi	5,200 ft	—	3	Required	Seasonal
American River Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	14.7 mi	—	—	2–3	None	Seasonal
Art Smith Trail San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	16.6 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Bear Creek Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	17 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Blackrock Trail Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	14 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Bridge Creek Trail Six Rivers NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	20.4 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Canyon Creek Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	14 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Cucamonga Peak Trail 7W04 San Bernardino NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	16.8 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Domeland Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	17.6 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Farwell Gap Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	19.6 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Fish Creek Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	20 mi	—	6,348 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Helms Meadow Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	15.6 mi	—	8,406 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Liebel Peak Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	16.2 mi	—	7,726 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Noble Canyon Trail Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	20 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Truckee Ditch Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	18 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
West Horsethief Trail Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	40 · Moderate	20.4 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Happy Isles to Tuolumne Meadows (JMT) Yosemite National Park · Half Dome, Cathedral Peak	41 · Strenuous	22 mi	5,900 ft	8,560 ft	3–4	Required	Stoves only
Red Peak Pass Loop Yosemite National Park · Red Peak, Mount Starr King	41 · Strenuous	48.1 mi	6,650 ft	11,086 ft	5–6	Required	Stoves only
Momyer Creek to Dollar Lake Saddle San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Gorgonio Mountain, Dollar Lake Saddle	44 · Strenuous	18.4 mi	4,560 ft	9,987 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Pine Ridge Trail (Ventana Wilderness) Ventana Wilderness · Pine Ridge	44 · Strenuous	22.3 mi	4,700 ft	5,000 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Black Cone Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	45 · Strenuous	17 mi	—	4,472 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Buck Creek Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	45 · Strenuous	22.4 mi	—	6,383 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
High Sierra Camp Loop Yosemite National Park · Vogelsang Peak, Mount Hoffmann	45 · Strenuous	48.2 mi	6,450 ft	8,704 ft	5–7	Required	Stoves only
Kennedy Meadows to Lunch Meadow Emigrant Wilderness · Kennedy Meadows trailhead	45 · Strenuous	19 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Big Pine Lakes Inyo National Forest · North Palisade, Mount Sill, Middle Palisade	46 · Strenuous	13.5 mi	7,086 ft	11,237 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Full North Rim Yosemite National Park · El Capitan, North Dome	48 · Strenuous	29.1 mi	6,200 ft	—	4–5	Required	Seasonal
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Yosemite National Park · Waterwheel Falls, LeConte Falls	48 · Strenuous	30.8 mi	5,350 ft	8,672 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Mount Whitney Trail Inyo National Forest · Mount Whitney	49 · Strenuous	21.4 mi	6,460 ft	14,505 ft	2–3	Required	Stoves only
Trans-Catalina Trail Channel Islands · Mount Orizaba (island high point), Black Jack Mountain	49 · Strenuous	38.5 mi	7,638 ft	1,688 ft	4–5	Required	Stoves only
Bell Meadow to Gem Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Bell Meadow trailhead	50 · Strenuous	20.2 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Big Laguna Trail Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	26 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Cottonwood Lakes Trail Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	30 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Cottonwood Pass Trail Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	30 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Crabtree Camp to Gem Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Crabtree Camp trailhead	50 · Strenuous	19 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Dinkey Lakes Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	22.6 mi	—	9,275 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Fish Creek Trail (aka Jerkey Trail and aka Lloyd Meadow Trail) Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	23.2 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Kaiser Loop Trail Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	31.2 mi	—	9,872 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Leavitt Lake to High Emigrant Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Leavitt Lake trailhead	50 · Strenuous	18.4 mi	—	—	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Lion Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	22.8 mi	—	7,198 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Mammoth Sierra NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	31.6 mi	—	7,566 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Old Ski Bowl Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	28 mi	—	7,720 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Panther Meadow Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	24 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Stuart Fork Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	30 mi	—	3,248 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Taboose Pass Trail Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	24 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Trail Pass Inyo NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	30 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Yet Atwam Creek Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	50 · Strenuous	26 mi	—	3,163 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Black Rock Pass Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Needham Mountain	54 · Strenuous	13.7 mi	8,954 ft	11,634 ft	3	Required	Stoves only
Agua Blanca Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	25.2 mi	—	8,400 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Alamar Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	18.2 mi	—	5,698 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Buckeye Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	17.2 mi	—	2,320 ft	2–3	None	Seasonal
Caldwell - Trout Creek Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	22.8 mi	—	2,388 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Caramel River Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	26 mi	—	2,000 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Castle Crags Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	21.8 mi	—	6,762 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
Crabtree Camp to Deer Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Crabtree Camp trailhead	55 · Strenuous	23.8 mi	—	—	3–4	Required	Seasonal
Marion Mountain Trail to San Jacinto Peak San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak	55 · Strenuous	10.6 mi	4,500 ft	10,712 ft	2	Required	Prohibited
Pine Ridge Trail Los Padres backcountry · Route high point	55 · Strenuous	44.6 mi	—	5,000 ft	3–4	None	Seasonal
San Bernardino Peak Trail San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Bernardino Peak, San Bernardino East Peak	55 · Strenuous	17.8 mi	9,300 ft	10,624 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Rae Lakes Loop Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Painted Lady, Fin Dome, Glen Pass	58 · Strenuous	41.4 mi	7,047 ft	11,978 ft	4–5	Required	Seasonal
Haypress Six Rivers NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	49.4 mi	—	—	4–6	None	Seasonal
Lewis Camp Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	43.6 mi	—	7,680 ft	4–6	Required	Seasonal
Lion Meadow Trail Sequoia NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	33.4 mi	—	7,198 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
McCloud River Trail Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	34 mi	—	3,701 ft	3–4	Required	Seasonal
North Fork Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	38 mi	—	4,183 ft	4–6	Required	Seasonal
Pacific Crest Trail - Mexico Border to Lake Morena Cleveland NF backcountry · Trailhead	60 · Strenuous	20 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Vivian Creek Trail to San Gorgonio San Gorgonio Wilderness · San Gorgonio Mountain	61 · Strenuous	15.6 mi	10,800 ft	11,499 ft	2–3	Required	Seasonal
Devil's Slide to San Jacinto Peak San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak, Marion Mountain	65 · Very strenuous	16 mi	4,500 ft	10,712 ft	2–3	Required	Prohibited
Deer Springs Trail to San Jacinto Peak San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak, Suicide Rock	68 · Very strenuous	18.4 mi	5,300 ft	10,712 ft	2–3	Required	Prohibited
Boise Creek Campground Trail Six Rivers NF backcountry · Trailhead	70 · Very strenuous	35 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
Kennedy Meadows to Emigrant Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Kennedy Meadows trailhead	70 · Very strenuous	29.4 mi	—	—	4–5	Required	Seasonal
Pacific Crest Trail west of I-5 Shasta-Trinity NF backcountry · Trailhead	70 · Very strenuous	60 mi	—	—	4–6	Required	Seasonal
Western States Trail Tahoe NF backcountry · Trailhead	70 · Very strenuous	73.4 mi	—	—	4–6	None	Seasonal
Wooley Creek Trail Six Rivers NF backcountry · Trailhead	70 · Very strenuous	34.1 mi	—	—	3–4	None	Seasonal
North Lake–South Lake Loop Inyo National Forest · Mount Humphreys, Mount Mendel, Mount Darwin	73 · Very strenuous	47.2 mi	9,320 ft	11,972 ft	5–7	Required	Seasonal
Shingle Springs to Huckleberry Lake Emigrant Wilderness · Shingle Springs trailhead	75 · Very strenuous	36.6 mi	—	—	4–5	Required	Seasonal
High Sierra Trail Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks · Mount Whitney, Kaweah Gap	88 · Extreme	72.2 mi	15,300 ft	—	6–8	Required	Seasonal
Cactus to Clouds San Jacinto Mountains · San Jacinto Peak	99 · Extreme	21 mi	10,000 ft	4,291 ft	2–3	Required	Prohibited
John Muir Trail (Full) Sierra Nevada · Mount Whitney, Cathedral Peak	100 · Extreme	210.4 mi	47,000 ft	—	18–24	Required	Stoves only