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Rae Lakes Loop - Day 3

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Rae Lakes Loop - Day 3

Thomas Girardier planned a hike

August 2, 2024

Rae Lakes Loop - Day 3

Hard

11:18

33.0km

2.9km/h

20m

1,720m

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Overview

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

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Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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1.00 km

Lower Rae Lake

Highlight • Lake

Below the towering Fin Dome lies Lower Rae Lake, the last of three beautiful alpine lakes. There are great campsites next to the shoreline.

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3.30 km

Dollar Lake

Highlight • Lake

Crystal clear water, happy trouts and beautiful pine trees: Dollar Lake is pure Sierra Nevada romance.

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5.55 km

Creek and campsites

Highlight • River

Cross this flowing creek and take a break or pitch your tent for the night. The scenery is just amazing.

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9.04 km

UPDATE: The iconic suspension bridge was severely damaged in 2023, but has already been repaired! No need to get wet feet: this bridge will lead you over the rushing Woods Creek. But beware, just one person at a time!

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13.2 km

Livestock gate - Woods Creek Trail

Highlight • Structure

About every 20 miles or so there are fence gates, but there seem no fences continuing into the landscape. Not sure if these gates are meant to keep livestock (typically …

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18.3 km

Upper Paradise Valley Woods Creek Crossing

Highlight • River

The bridge crossing South Fork Kings River just before Arrow Creek above Upper Paradise Valley, a bit upstream of its confluence with Woods Creek, has been washed out a couple …

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22.2 km

Middle Paradise Valley

Highlight • Rest Area

Good campsite with a toilet up a short trail, good river access

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23.9 km

Lower Paradise Valley Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

From this part of the trail, a pile-up of bleached logs jams the narrow section of the river and is the entrance to lower Paradise Valley. The river slows down …

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24.4 km

Swimming hole

Highlight • River

The trail follows Woods Creek the whole time. This was the best pool to swim in the awesome blue water, with a big rock and sandy spot to walk in.

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26.7 km

Mist Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Most people only hike to the bottom of the waterfalls. If you continue a few hundred yards up the Paradise Valley Trail, you can get on the cool wide granite …

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28.2 km

Paradise Valley Trail

Highlight • Trail

Great views all along side the river!

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30.0 km

Paradise Valley - Bubbs Creek Trail Junction

Highlight • Trail

Note that a few hundred feet before the junction shown on Komoot /OSM maps is the turnoff going uphill toward Paradise Valley. Turn right to go down into the valley …

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31.1 km

Zumwald Meadow, Kanawyers trail, Kings Canyon

Highlight • Other

The firest section along Kanawyers trail is flat, with a few meadows opening in the wide sandy river valley

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33.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

3.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.8 km

195 m

< 100 m

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Rae Lakes Loop - Day 3

Lower Rae Lake

Dollar Lake

Creek and campsites

Woods Creek

Bridge over Woods Creek

Livestock gate - Woods Creek Trail

Upper Paradise Valley Woods Creek Crossing

Middle Paradise Valley

Lower Paradise Valley Trail

Swimming hole

Mist Falls

Paradise Valley Trail

Paradise Valley - Bubbs Creek Trail Junction

Zumwald Meadow, Kanawyers trail, Kings Canyon

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