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John Muir Trail : the essential guide to hiking America's most famous trail /

This guide to hiking the 220-mile John Muir Trail describes the entire passage, with detailed directions as well as UTM coordinates for important junctions, lateral trails, campsites, food-storage boxes, and points of interest. Each trail section also includes an elevation profile and a table listin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wenk, Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Birmingham, AL : Wilderness Press, [2014]
Edition:5th edition.
Subjects:
John Muir Trail (Calif.) > Guidebooks.
Hiking > California > John Muir Trail > Guidebooks.
Backpacking > California > John Muir Trail > Guidebooks.
Backpacking.
Hiking.
California > John Muir Trail.
Guidebooks.
Table of Contents:
  • Planning your hike
  • On the trail
  • Sierra Nevada history
  • Cumulative mileage table
  • North to south : Yosemite Valley to Whitney Portal
  • Side trips to peaks, vista points, and lake basins
  • Appendix A: JMT lateral trails and nearby towns
  • Appendix B: Campsites
  • Appendix C: Food-storage boxes (bear boxes)
  • Appendix D: Plants referenced in text
  • Appendix E: Bibliography and suggested reading.