Because the john muir trail overlaps the pacific crest trail for most of its length, the pacific crest trail association also provides details about the john muir trail. It has what backpackers say is the finest mountain scenery. On this trail you’ll wander through a bevy of beautiful national parks and wilderness areas, including yosemite, john muir and ansel adams wildernesses and kings canyon and sequoia national parks
The trail can be hiked in two directions It passes through 3 national parks, climbs over 9 major passes, rises up to the highest peak in the lower 48, and leads the hiker up and down extreme changes in elevation Most hikers tend to hike southbound and start in yosemite national park.
Yosemite contains 70 of the 2,650 miles of the larger pacific crest national scenic trail. It is named after john muir, a naturalist From the northern terminus at happy isles in yosemite valley ( Camping is allowed on john muir trail in yosemite national park
Map of the john muir trail from yosemite national park to mt Whitney, california, showing mileages and elevation profiles. The john muir trail is traditionally hiked southbound and stretches 222 miles from yosemite valley to whitney portal
