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The High Sierra Trail — The Ultimate Sierra Experience

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The High Sierra Trail — The Ultimate Sierra Experience

Hiking Collection by Jamie S.

The High Sierra Trail — The Ultimate Sierra Experience

5 days

6-10 h/day

115km

4,730m

4,240m

The High Sierra Trail offers a bucket-list-worthy journey through some of California's most stunning wilderness. Designed to provide a relatively accessible route across the challenging Sierra Nevada, the High Sierra Trail takes you through lush sequoia groves and vast meadows, past high alpine lakes and towering peaks, and allows you to tag the summit of Mount Whitney (the highest point in the contiguous United States at 14,505 feet). There are many different camping options along the way, which allow you…

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High Sierra Trail — Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

113km

4,690m

4,200m

Last updated: February 21, 2025

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#1.

Stage 1: From West Trailhead & Crescent Meadow to Bearpaw Meadow — High Sierra Trail

18.0km

06:40

660m

380m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Hard

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Hard

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Hard

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Collection Stats

Activities

5

Distance

115 km

Duration

43:16 h

Elevation

4,730 m

4,240 m

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