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John Muir Trail in Kings Canyon route map
Difficulty: DifficultPoint to Point
California

John Muir Trail in Kings Canyon

Mammoth Lakes, California

83.7 mi

Distance

18,638 ft

Elev. Gain

35h 17m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for John Muir Trail in Kings Canyon 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.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,811 ft
Max:3,643 ft
Gain:5,681 ft
Loss:6,231 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,811 ft and 3,643 ft across 83.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,811 ft2,422 ft3,032 ft3,643 ft0.0 mi20.9 mi41.8 mi62.7 mi83.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,368 ft
High point65.6 mi3,643 ft
End83.7 mi1,818 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Mammoth Lakes, CA · about 2 mi away
County:
Madera County, CA

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

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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