Start Point: Mammoth Lakes

Trail access desc: .3mi trail + 16mi road (bus available) Guidebook start location: Reds Meadow Trail Depart: 7-10-26 (Fri) Plan Overview Notes: All rows: [show] [hide]

1. Mammoth Lakes to Vermillion Valley Resort  (2.1 days) 7-10-26 to 7-12-26 [-]

← map 29.4 mi 4,634 ft EG 14.2 mi/day 2,241 ft/day CA guidebook: H Adjustments: none Vermillion Valley Resort resupply exit     Exit pt:  Ferry Trail Detour:  1.5mi trail + 4mi ferry ride Arrive:  7-12-26 (Sun) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-12-26 (Sun)

Cumulative distance: 29.4 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Mammoth Lakes to Vermillion Valley Resort: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Vermillion Valley Resort resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.93 days) add additional layover days notes:

2. Vermillion Valley Resort to Muir Trail Ranch  (1.5 days) 7-12-26 to 7-13-26 [-]

← map 21.0 mi 3,990 ft EG 13.6 mi/day 2,590 ft/day Adjustments: none Muir Trail Ranch resupply exit     Exit pt:  Muir Trail Ranch (south junction) Detour:  1.5mi trail Arrive:  7-13-26 (Mon) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-13-26 (Mon)

Cumulative distance: 50.4 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Vermillion Valley Resort to Muir Trail Ranch: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Muir Trail Ranch resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.39 days) add additional layover days notes:

3. Muir Trail Ranch to Bishop  (1.8 days) 7-13-26 to 7-15-26 [-]

← map 25.3 mi 4,065 ft EG 14.2 mi/day 2,275 ft/day Adjustments: none Bishop resupply exit     Exit pt:  Bishop Pass Trail to trailhead, road Detour:  11.8mi trail + 21.8mi road Arrive:  7-15-26 (Wed) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-15-26 (Wed)

Cumulative distance: 75.7 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Muir Trail Ranch to Bishop: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Bishop resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.60 days) add additional layover days notes:

4. Bishop to Independence  (3.2 days) 7-15-26 to 7-18-26 [-]

← map 40.7 mi 9,696 ft EG 12.8 mi/day 3,059 ft/day Adjustments: none Independence resupply exit     Exit pt:  Kearsarge Pass Trail Junction Detour:  7.3mi trail + 13.0mi road Arrive:  7-18-26 (Sat) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-18-26 (Sat)

Cumulative distance: 116.4 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Bishop to Independence: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Independence resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.43 days) add additional layover days notes:

5. Independence to Lone Pine  (3.1 days) 7-18-26 to 7-21-26 [-]

← map 45.4 mi 6,565 ft EG 14.5 mi/day 2,092 ft/day Adjustments: none Lone Pine resupply exit     Exit pt:  Trail Pass Junction Detour:  1.7mi trail + 18mi road Arrive:  7-21-26 (Tue) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-21-26 (Tue)

Cumulative distance: 161.8 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Independence to Lone Pine: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Lone Pine resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.30 days) add additional layover days notes:

6. Lone Pine to Kennedy Meadows Store  (2.6 days) 7-21-26 to 7-24-26 [-]

← map 42.0 mi 3,032 ft EG 16.0 mi/day 1,158 ft/day Adjustments: none Kennedy Meadows Store resupply exit     Exit pt:  Sherman Pass Road crossing Detour:  .5mi road Arrive:  7-24-26 (Fri) Layover:     0.0 days      Depart:  7-24-26 (Fri)

Cumulative distance: 203.8 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Lone Pine to Kennedy Meadows Store: add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

At the Kennedy Meadows Store resupply: always take the rest of the day off after arriving here (currently 0.68 days) add additional layover days notes:

7. Kennedy Meadows Store to Highway 178 (Walker Pass)  (3.4 days) 7-24-26 to 7-27-26 [-]

← map 50.8 mi 6,195 ft EG 14.9 mi/day 1,821 ft/day Adjustments: none Highway 178 (Walker Pass) finish     Exit pt:  Highway 178 crossing Arrive:  7-27-26 (Mon) (finish)

Cumulative distance: 254.6 mi Notes:  -none-

Hiking from Kennedy Meadows Store to Highway 178 (Walker Pass): add on-trail "rest" days add mi of hiking distance add ft of elevation gain (note: negative distance/eg values are allowed) Use my default pace/hours/eg Use these settings: mi /h pace hours per day 0 minutes 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 75 minutes

Highway 178 (Walker Pass) finish: Note: This is a trail exit point only, not a resupply notes: