#access-route
5 trips tagged “access-route”
access-route backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 5 California backpacking routes tagged access-route, ranging from 6 to 13 miles with Difficulty spans 0/100 () on Alta Trail to Panther Gap up to 0/100 () on Alta Trail to Panther Gap. All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, and the months most of them share are July, August, September. Every stat below is cited on its trip page, so you can compare them like-for-like and follow any number back to the managing agency.
Alta Trail to Panther Gap
The Alta Trail climbs from Wolverton to Panther Gap's ridge camp in three dry, steady miles — the quiet backdoor to Alta Peak and the Tablel…
Bubbs Creek Trail
Bubbs Creek is the Rae Lakes Loop's quieter half: a steady climb from Road's End through forest and granite to Sphinx Creek Junction, with t…
Farewell Gap Trail
Farewell Gap is Mineral King's gateway south: four miles from road's end to the Franklin/Farewell junction, where the trail system opens tow…
Lewis Creek Trail
Lewis Creek is Cedar Grove's steep, quiet alternative: a hot climb from Highway 180 to Frypan Meadow's forest camp, with the wild Kennedy Pa…
Woods Creek Trail to Paradise Valley
The Woods Creek Trail climbs from Road's End into Paradise Valley, a broad meadow basin on the Rae Lakes Loop's north leg where the South Fo…