#john-muir-trail

3 trips tagged “john-muir-trail”

Rush Creek to Thousand Island Lake

This out-and-back climbs the Rush Creek drainage from the June Lake Loop to Thousand Island Lake, a granite-bound alpine basin at the foot o…

15.8 mi2,683 ft gainDiff 27
Rae Lakes seen from the John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon National Park

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 gainDiff 58

North Lake–South Lake Loop

This five-to-seven-day traverse links two classic Bishop trailheads — North Lake and South Lake — into one of the finest big loops in the Si…

47.2 mi9,320 ft gainDiff 73