Noteworthy Backpacking Routes
near Kirkwood, California
Kirkwood, California
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Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha
12.8 mi 20.7 km • 1,434' Up 437.09 m Up • 1,436' Down 437.71 m Down

John Muir Trail (JMT)
210.9 mi 339.5 km • 44,610' Up 13597 m Up • 34,187' Down 10420.2 m Down

PCT: Echo Lake to Interstate 80 (Donner Summit)
65.2 mi 104.9 km • 9,230' Up 2813.17 m Up • 9,462' Down 2884.04 m Down

Hetch Hetchy Loop
27.7 mi 44.5 km • 5,499' Up 1676.15 m Up • 5,500' Down 1676.39 m Down

Ebbetts Pass to Carson Pass
29.0 mi 46.6 km • 4,310' Up 1313.65 m Up • 4,446' Down 1355.22 m Down

Sunrise to Happy Isles via Clouds Rest and Half Dome
20.0 mi 32.2 km • 4,111' Up 1253.07 m Up • 8,216' Down 2504.21 m Down

Eagle Ridge Loop Trail
6.1 mi 9.7 km • 1,072' Up 326.72 m Up • 1,055' Down 321.67 m Down

Fontanillis Lake Loop
11.1 mi 17.9 km • 2,542' Up 774.82 m Up • 2,540' Down 774.09 m Down

Tahoe Rim Trail
172.7 mi 277.9 km • 25,539' Up 7784.15 m Up • 25,535' Down 7783.1 m Down

Rockbound Trail to Leland Lakes
10.4 mi 16.7 km • 2,719' Up 828.65 m Up • 1,528' Down 465.84 m Down

The River Trail
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 1,560' Up 475.59 m Up • 318' Down 96.82 m Down

Big Meadow Trailhead to Dardanelles Lake
7.7 mi 12.4 km • 1,309' Up 398.93 m Up • 1,309' Down 398.88 m Down

Leavitt Meadows to Long Lakes Out-and-Back
22.0 mi 35.4 km • 2,397' Up 730.72 m Up • 2,397' Down 730.62 m Down

Hole in the Ground Loop
16.3 mi 26.3 km • 1,939' Up 591.01 m Up • 1,942' Down 591.88 m Down

Wrights Lake to Grouse Lake
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 1,212' Up 369.32 m Up • 1,212' Down 369.37 m Down

Jones Whites Creek Loop + Church's Pond (Clockwise)
10.7 mi 17.2 km • 2,391' Up 728.73 m Up • 2,389' Down 728.16 m Down

Lillian Lake Loop
12.5 mi 20.2 km • 2,045' Up 623.21 m Up • 2,056' Down 626.54 m Down

Lyons Lake via Lyons Creek Trail
9.9 mi 15.9 km • 1,601' Up 488.01 m Up • 1,601' Down 488.02 m Down

Green Creek Trail to East Lake Out-and-Back
8.2 mi 13.2 km • 1,454' Up 443.31 m Up • 1,454' Down 443.32 m Down

China Flat to Leland Lakes
8.3 mi 13.4 km • 1,424' Up 434.18 m Up • 785' Down 239.28 m Down

Rutherford and Anne Lakes
1.1 mi 1.8 km • 257' Up 78.21 m Up • 274' Down 83.61 m Down

Summit Pass
9.0 mi 14.5 km • 2,314' Up 705.17 m Up • 2,313' Down 705.11 m Down

Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne to White Wolf
29.8 mi 47.9 km • 4,681' Up 1426.72 m Up • 5,407' Down 1647.92 m Down