Backpacking in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

4 documented trips · 24,943 total feet of climbing across all routes

Monarch Lakes

Monarch Lakes is the quickest route to Mineral King's high country: 3.5 miles and 2,000 feet of climbing from the Sawtooth trailhead to a pa…

7.1 mi4,162 ft gain2–2 daysDiff 30

Timber Gap Trail

Timber Gap is Mineral King's gentle introduction: a 4.85-mile climb from Cold Springs over a forested 9,500-foot pass to the headwaters of C…

9.7 mi4,780 ft gain2–2 daysDiff 32

Black Rock Pass

Black Rock Pass is Mineral King's serious climb: 3,300 feet up the Cliff Creek drainage to an 11,600-foot pass on the Great Western Divide, …

13.7 mi8,954 ft gain3–3 daysDiff 54

Rae Lakes Loop

The Rae Lakes Loop is a 41-mile circuit through the heart of Kings Canyon National Park that climbs from the Kings River canyon over 11,978-…

41.4 mi7,047 ft gain4–5 daysDiff 58