#sierra
19 trips tagged “sierra”
sierra backpacking at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 19 California backpacking routes tagged sierra, ranging from 6.2 to 210.4 miles with 47,000–47,000 feet of total climbing. Difficulty spans 10/100 (Extreme) on John Muir Trail (Full) up to 100/100 (Extreme) on John Muir Trail (Full). All of these routes require a wilderness permit — each trip page links the booking window.
These routes cross Sierra NF backcountry and Sierra Nevada, 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.
Coyote Lake Trail
Coyote Lake Trail is a 3.1-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is …
Doris/Tule
Doris/Tule is a 3.1-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail reaches Dor…
Iron Lake Trail
Iron Lake Trail is a 3.7-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is es…
Jackass Lakes Trail
Jackass Lakes Trail is a 3.5-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty i…
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake is a 3.6-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail reaches Po…
Bear Ridge
Bear Ridge is a 5.7-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail reaches Pac…
Cora Creek Trail
Cora Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is e…
Crater Lake Trail
Crater Lake Trail is a 4-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is es…
Devil's Bathtub Trail
Devil's Bathtub Trail is a 4.9-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Diffi…
Huntington Shore Trail
Huntington Shore Trail is a 4.1-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficult…
Margaret Lakes
Margaret Lakes is a 4.7-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is est…
Mono Meadow
Mono Meadow is a 4.3-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail reaches Mo…
Onion Springs Trail
Onion Springs Trail is a 4.7-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail re…
Virginia/Granite Creek Trail
Virginia/Granite Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Dif…
Helms Meadow
Helms Meadow is a 7.8-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail reaches H…
Dinkey Lakes Trail
Dinkey Lakes Trail is a 11.3-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. The trail re…
Kaiser Loop Trail
Kaiser Loop Trail is a 15.6-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is…
Mammoth
Mammoth is a 15.8-mile trail (one way per the Forest Service; out-and-back mileage listed) in Sierra NF backcountry. Difficulty is estimated…
John Muir Trail (Full)
The John Muir Trail runs 210 miles from Yosemite Valley to the summit of Mount Whitney — through three national parks, two wilderness areas,…