More than 1,500 people attempt to walk the entire John Muir Trail every year. A bit more than half of them succeed in a good year, with less than a third making it through in a year with natural ...

Embark on a breathtaking 211-mile journey through the soul of the Sierra Nevada in this silent Director’s Cut of the John Muir Trail. No dialogue, no narration—just raw nature and the quiet pulse of ...

The John Muir Trail, or JMT, hovers around 8,000 feet of elevation for most of its 211 miles through California's Sierra Nevada range. Here's how to start planning your thru hike.

The John Muir Trail starts in Yosemite Valley and ends at Whitney Portal, so the second way to hike the trail is north from Whitney Portal. Because these permits are also used by hikers summiting the ...

While the John Muir Trail is simply stunning enough, there are two side trips I recommend that are once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Half Dome, in Yosemite National Park, ...

The John Muir Trail From north to south the trail starts in Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley and winds to Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States. The 221-mile trail ends ...

This is truly where the John Muir Trail begins. The terrain increases in magnitude and difficulty as the passes become bigger than the next and the route consistently hangs above the 10,000-foot ...

John and Karen Werner were treated to this beautiful sunset from their backcountry campground south of Sallie Keyes Lakes on the John Muir Trail.

The John Muir Trail has become an international destination, and as its popularity has soared, it’s become ever harder to get access. Overwhelmed, ...

Since the John Muir Trail experience is different for everyone, what follows is the description of my four days. Day One "Every man should endeavor to search for such a location as I am fortunate ...

The John Muir Trail traces a 210.4-mile path along the jagged spine of the Sierra, one of the premier long-distance hiking trails in the U.S. Lacing along the crest of the High Sierra, ...

FARMINGTON — Doug Dunlap of Farmington has had a wide range of hiking experiences across the United States, but his recent hike of the 221-mile John Muir Trail in California was in a class by ...