Backpacker Magazine: Kings Canyon National Park: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Kings Canyon National Park: Sierra Palisades

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This 34-mile, four-day loop straddles Muir's namesake wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.

Pacific Crest Trail: Best Month - High Sierra, CA

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Every hiker's life list should include the 270 miles between Mt. Whitney and Sonora Pass. It may take a month, but it's a trivial sacrifice to make for the most unrelenting wilderness eye-candy you'll ever feast on.

Sierras, CA: Sierra High Route

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On this burly, 200-plus-mile traverse, which crosses 33 passes and barely touches established trails, you can find Alaska-size scenery, complete solitude, and just enough risk to keep things interesting.

Sierras, CA: Sierra High Route

BACKPACKER Review
On this burly, 200-plus-mile traverse, which crosses 33 passes and barely touches established trails, you can find Alaska-size scenery, complete solitude, and just enough risk to keep things interesting.

Kings Canyon National Park: Sierra Palisades

BACKPACKER Review
This 34-mile, four-day loop straddles Muir's namesake wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP - Twin Lakes Trail to Ranger Lake

Starting from Lodgepole Visitors Center in Sequoia NP, the Twin Lakes trail is a 13-mile out-and-back moderate-to-strenuous backpacking route that rises from 6,700 feet at Lodgepole to 10,470 feet at Silliman Pass, before descending to several exquisite alpine lakes in Kings Canyon NP.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Kalalau Trail, HI

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Hike Hawaii's all-world coast to a secluded beach.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes

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The world's prettiest shoreline, giant pines, and Yosemite's premier view.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: The Ruby Crest Trail, Humboldt NF, NV

BACKPACKER Review
Explore lonely alpine scenery in this off-the-radar wilderness.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Thru-hike the John Muir Trail, CA

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Trek 211 miles through hiker heaven.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: California's Giant Sequoias, Sugarbowl Loop, Kings Canyon NP

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Take a lightly trafficked trail into the word's biggest grove.

West Coast Readers' Choice Hikes: Sentinel Dome, Yosemite NP

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Bag a granite peak with big views and small crowds.

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