| Hike | Miles | Vertical | Time | Rating |
|---|
| Sequoia National Park |
 | Alta Peak
|
13.8 |
4300 |
9:48 |
10 |
| A wonderful hike to the 11,204 foot peak. Several different awesome views to enjoy along the way. |
 | Tokopah Falls in Winter
|
3.8 |
530 |
2:48 |
8 |
| A lovely snowshoe walk with very few other people around. Not much in the way of falls (iced over), but a great walk next to the river. |
 | Congress Trail
|
2.0 |
200 |
1:10 |
8 |
| A short hike with large sequoias throughout. Best done early or late in the day, when the crowds thin out. |
 | Trail Of The Sequoias
|
9.0 |
1200 |
5:54 |
8 |
| A hike amongst the sequoias and passing by meadows as well, visiting the Congress Trail and Log and Crescent Meadows. |
 | Crescent Meadow
|
1.8 |
190 |
1:07 |
7 |
| A short hike to crescent and log meadows. We saw morels here in the spring. |
 | Moro Rock
|
1.0 |
350 |
1:00 |
7 |
| A very short walk up crowded Moro Rock. There are handrails to guide you to a perch with a fabulous view of the Great Western Divide. |
 | Tokopah Falls
|
3.4 |
560 |
2:18 |
7 |
| A hike along the creek and then playing with the marmots at the falls. |
 | Congress Trail in Winter
|
2.0 |
370 |
2:05 |
7 |
| Snowshoeing through groves of the giant sequoia trees. |
 | 2001 Winter Sequoia Trip
[trip report] |
| My first ever winter trip to Sequoia National Park. It's a winter wonderland. |
| Kings Canyon National Park |
 | Rae Lakes Loop
|
47.9 |
9545 |
43:07 |
10 |
| A must-do-in-your-lifetime backpacking trip. Camping at Rae Lakes is a beautiful experience. |
 | Paradise Valley
|
13.2 |
1670 |
8:06 |
9 |
| An out-and-back hike to Paradise Valley, a beautiful place to stop. It's a peaceful contrast to the roaring water of Mist Falls. |
 | Redwood Canyon
|
4.0 |
800 |
3:44 |
7 |
| A hike through nice sequoia stands, down to a creek, far away from
the maddening crowds.
|
 | Zumwalt Meadow
|
1.5 |
50 |
1:18 |
7 |
| A short hike to a nice meadow. Because it's so short, it can get crowded. |
 | General Grant Trail
|
0.6 |
30 |
- |
6 |
| A short walk on a paved path to the General Grant tree in Grant Grove. Expect lots of people. |
 | Dead Giant / North Grove
|
2.7 |
400 |
1:12 |
5 |
| A short walk on a fire road. Not much here worth seeing. |
| Jennie Lakes Wilderness |
 | Jennie Lake
|
13.4 |
2720 |
10:53 |
10 |
| Jennie Lake is a beautiful place to camp -- so much so that we stayed there a second night rather than continue our planned loop trip. |
 | Weaver Lake
|
4.2 |
845 |
4:18 |
8 |
| A reasonably short hike to a beautiful alpine lake.
|
| Other |
 | Boole Tree
[Sequoia National Forest] |
2.5 |
615 |
2:42 |
6 |
| A hike to the largest sequoia in our national forests, and some nice
views of Kings Canyon.
|
 | 2005 Sequoia/Kings Canyon Trip
[trip report] |
| Three relatively short day hikes to view sequoias and a nice alpine
lake.
|
 | Kings Canyon / Jennie Lakes Trip Report
[trip report] |
 | Sequoia/Kings Canyon Trip
[trip report] |
 | Sequoia/Kings Canyon Trip 2
[trip report] |