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Heather Lake and Pear Lake via Hump Trail (Winter Route) route map
Difficulty: ExpertOut and Back
Sequoia National Park/California

Heather Lake and Pear Lake via Hump Trail (Winter Route)

Three Rivers, California

10.9 mi

Distance

3,560 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Heather Lake and Pear Lake via Hump Trail (Winter Route) unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,231 ft
Max:2,913 ft
Gain:1,085 ft
Loss:1,085 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,231 ft and 2,913 ft across 10.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,231 ft2,458 ft2,686 ft2,913 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.4 mi8.2 mi10.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,231 ft
High point5.6 mi2,913 ft
End10.9 mi2,231 ft

Trail Details

  • No dogs
Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Reserve or permit

Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Silver City, CA · about 10 mi away
County:
Tulare County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Sequoia National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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