The John Muir Trail

Day One - Yosemite National Park, mile 0
Day Two - Little Yosemite Valley, mile 5
Day Three - Sunrise High Sierra Camp, mile 13
Day Four - Tuolumne Meadows, mile 23
Day Five - Lyell Canyon, mile 34
Day Six - Garnet Lake, mile 45 (via Donohue & Island Passes)
Day Seven - Red's Meadow, mile 59
Day Eight - Virginia Lake, mile 74
Day Nine - Vermilion Valley Resort, mile 89 (via Silver Pass)
Day Ten - Vermilion Valley Resort, mile 89
Day Eleven - Marie Lakes, mile 100
Day Twelve - Piute Bridge, mile 111 (via Seldon Pass)
Day Thirteen - Sapphire Lake, mile 125
Day Fourteen - Grouse Meadow, mile 140 (via Muir Pass)
Day Fifteen - Upper Palisade Lake, mile 149
Day Sixteen - Marjorie Lake, mile 159 (via Mather Pass)
Day Seventeen - Arrowhead Lake, mile 173 (via Pinchot Pass)
Day Eighteen - Bubbs Creek, mile 184 (via Glen Pass)
Day Nineteen - Tyndall Creek, mile 195 (via Forester Pass)
Day Twenty - Mt Whitney bivy camp, mile 208
Day Twenty One - Mt. Whitney portal, mile 221 (via Whitney summit!)


Trail Specs

  • 221 miles long
  • The trail starts in Yosemite National Park valley at 4,000' elevation and ends on the top of Mt. Whitney at 14,507' elevation
  • Over 50,000 feet of elevation gain
  • Most people take 2-4 weeks to hike the whole thing
  • The longest stretch without resupply takes about 10 days to hike