More than 1,500 people attempt to walk the entire John Muir Trail every year. A bit more than half of them succeed in a good year, with less than a third making it through in a year with natural ...

The John Muir Trail is very popular and, because it is very popular, the park service strictly limits the number of people on it at any given time. ... Near the top of 13,153-foot Forrester Pass, one ...

The John Muir Trail, or JMT, hovers around 8,000 feet of elevation for most of its 211 miles through California's Sierra Nevada range. Here's how to start planning your thru hike.

The John Muir Trail is 210 miles of breathtaking landscape in California's Sierra Nevadas that begins in Yosemite Valley and ends at the top of Mount Whitney.

Permits are required on the John Muir Trail, and a ranger will likely ask to see yours at some point along the route. Landing a permit is very competitive, especially the lottery process (with ...

Wildland Trekking, acquired by Intrepid Travel in 2022, has announced four new guided tours on the John Muir Trail (JMT) on the West Coast of the United States.The new JMT range includes a three ...

We’re taking our very first steps on the 221-mile John Muir Trail. And my friend Mark Fenton is staggering violently, like a frat boy on a weekend bender. “No problem, just a little vertigo I ...

The substantial rockfall occurred April 15 and covered the John Muir Trail near the top of Nevada Fall, close to the Panorama Trail junction, in granite. The John Muir Trail between Nevada Fall ...

Three days: That's how long it took endurance athlete Jeff Garmire to finish the John Muir Trail. But from health scares to falling asleep while hiking, it was anything but a casual stroll.

The detour, which is a mile longer, follows the John Muir Trail to Clark Point — an elevation gain of 1,000 feet from the footbridge — and then takes a connector to rejoin with the Mist Trail ...