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ESSENTIAL INFO: THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL

Length: 211 miles/340km

Height gain: 47,000ft/14,000m

Time of year: mid-July to mid-Sept

Map: Tom Harrison Trail Maps 1 inch to a mile from tomharrisonmaps.com

Peacefulness on the trail is guaranteed by the fact that limited and see also this very useful site ).You arrive from San Francisco, first by train and then by bus, which takes most of a day. You depart from Lone Pine to Los Angeles, by bus or rental car.

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