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I HAVE NOT WALKED EITHER WAY, BUT REALLY...WHO GIVES A RATS ????
Posted: Aug 11, 2011 PAUL

When I thru-hiked, I went South to North. It made more sense to me to acclimatized at Whitney Portal for a day or two and summit then backpack downhill from there. A coworker of mine backpacked North-South starting on the same day-he was miserable and said getting out of Yosemite was beastly. We suffered for the summit of Whitney, then we had smooth hiking from there. I do know most people prefer North-South, but for me, it'll always be Whitney-Yosemite.
Posted: May 12, 2011 rhys

I didn't notice that this short article for an extraordinary trail said that most hike south to north. That is certainly not my opinion, but the only part that Backpacker mag used of my "essay" was the smorgasbord part in quotes.
Posted: Apr 27, 2010 Cheryl

It's better to go from north to south so you can acclimate to the higher elevations. For tips and meal planning, where to resupply, http://www.johnmuirtrail.org
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 claire

I have hiked the JMT five times going for the sixth time this summer. Most people go from YNP to Whitney. If you leave early you do meet a lot of PCT'ers going north though. Anyway you do it, it is a fantastic walk. Don't forget to stop in for a couple of beers at Edison Lake.
Posted: Feb 12, 2010 Bill

I hiked from Bishop Pass to Mt. Whitney (90miles)of the JMT last summer with Rhys,my 13 yr old son, and the JMT is a smorgasbord of scenery, every day, from morning until night. We met probably 15 people going North to South, none going the other way as through hikers.

Posted: Feb 12, 2010 Dick Duquette

I hiked the Muir Trail last summer. I disagree with the above comment stating that "most hike from south to north."

From all the info I gathered and from talking to people it seemed North to South is the route most take. Only two people I talked to were going South to North.
Posted: Feb 11, 2010 Ryan

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