Glorious day hike to gorgeous granite lake … it was somewhat circular, but we much preferred the return route via the Watch Tower!
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Great hike uphill to heather lake with a nice cold plunge reward
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Incredible hike. Great views and lakes.
Great alpine views considering how relatively easy access it is to get in from a distance perspective. Usually you have to trek in many more miles to be rewarded with the scenery this hike has.
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Well marked and maintained Trail even through the KNP fire scar. The last mile or so is a slog be prepared. Beautiful lakes well worth the trek.
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Steady climb up to panther point. Great view from there. The trail is forested the whole way with many of the trees looking sick.
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Hike the congress loop see the giant sequoias with only a few people around.
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Beautiful easy hike from the campground. Good birding. Falls dry late summer.
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Cool casual hike super easy trail to follow and worth the view,seen a fawn and mule train on the way up,rain and Thunder o my return which I liked 🙂 fun hike
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Very nice trail, loved it! Moderate ascent and beautiful lakes. Tip: Take the walk to the last lake too and jump in!
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Excellent Hike easy to follow and stunning vistas from start to finish if weather conditions are positive,plenty of water, creek crossing galore all doable not as much flow as previous years,GWD,Hamilton,Precipice,K Gap,Arroyo,Kern,etc all great to see,bear box’s,water,tree cover etc all great only pain is the Mosquitoes.don’t over pack your load 25,30lb backpack works, enjoy
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This was a steady climb through the trees until we reached the watchtower. The watchtower is a stunning view point and great rest stop. After that the trail is along a granite slope with constant stunning views! The steady ascent made it feel less tiring than expected but now that I’m at Pear Lake I can tell that I’m very tired.
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General sherman hike 0.19 miles. Parking lot has flush toilets and running water to wash hands and a water fill station. Shaded, paved hiking was very comfortable. 6/10/2022 minimal bugs but still use it as a preventative just in case.
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Great hike, see lots of big trees. Paved with a little up hill hiking back to the parking area.
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Nice hike not a lot of technical hiking. Bears often in the area in the meadows in spring.
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Awesome views. A bit strenuous as it’s a steep climb and the air is thin but it’s worth it.
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After Alta meadows it is all bushwhacking of trail. While chasing the single tree on ridge line you will pass two chutes and turn left on third shoot. On ridge you can see jagged rock pullers. On right just below jagged rocks is moose lake.
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Great hike through mature pine forests, Sequoia groves, and high alpine meadows. However trying to connect the Alta Meadows Trail via Moose Lake to Pear Lake is ill advised due to significant bouldering required past the end of the Alta Meadows Trail.
Beautiful ideal if views from Alta Meadow East to Mount Whitney, and Southeast down the Kiaweha River valley to the foothills and Central Valley beyond.
Hiked with Brian Mahler on this trip in June 2021. Pleasant weather and plenty of water sources.
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This hike is semi demanding. Climbing nearly the entire time but the Redwoods and Sequoias along the way are spectacular. The path is well defined and easy to navigate.
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Great short hike that isn’t very strenuous. At least until the 400 steps to the top of Moro. But the view is worth it! We took the paved road up but would recommend the actual trail as it’s a much nicer hike.
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A lot of scramble in loose gravel. Beautiful views and a lot of wild life.
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Gordon Alexander 4 years, 2 months ago
See my description above. Great moderate hike to an Alpine Lake.
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A 5day father/offspring challenging route turned into a 4day (when 3rd hiker opted out); then we sped up and pulled successively high mileage days of 11, 16, 20, and 20.
In retro, last nite at Tyndall Cr (or atop Shepherd given stellar weather) or Anvil Camp would be wiser moves.
When you’re worn out — rest — don’t speed up unless you’re crazy.
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Would be amazing with better weather. Ice & fog made the last 200 yards impassable.
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This was a road drive from pavement to gravel to dirt to 4WD Low in the National Frost and Nat Park. Beautiful day from <500ft elevation to >8000ft with large snow patches and lots of redwoods.
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