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![[Header]: Forest Trails and Trailheads](/common/images/arch_plain_field.gif) |
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Forest Trails and Trailheads |
Trail users have more than 800 miles of maintained roads and 1,000 miles of trails in the forest for their use and enjoyment. More than 1,300 square miles of non-wilderness areas are open to bicycle use, with some restrictions. (Bicycle use in wildernesses is prohibited.)
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| A |
Elevation |
B |
Group Size |
| C |
Restrooms |
D |
Accessibility |
E |
Ranger District |
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F Flush
V Vault |
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A Most
B Moderate
C Least |
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HL Hume Lake
KR Kern River
WD Western Divide |
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| Areas |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Remarks |
| Big Meadows Trailhead |
7600 |
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V |
A |
HL |
public telephone nearby, Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trailhead |
| Blackrock Trailhead |
9000 |
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V |
B |
KR |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead, 16 camping sites (2 accessible), accessible horse ramp |
| Boole Tree Trailhead |
6200 |
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V |
B |
HL |
steep trail to Boole Tree (Giant Sequoia Tree) |
| Chicago Stump Trail |
6400 |
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B |
HL |
trail 1/4 mile, grades of 6% or less, few stretches of 8% |
| Clicks Creek Trailhead |
7700 |
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V |
C |
WD |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead |
| Deer Cove Trailhead |
4400 |
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C |
HL |
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| Forks of the Kern Trailhead |
6000 |
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V |
C |
WD |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead, horse corrals, campsites available |
| Hume Lake Trail |
5200 |
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V |
A |
HL |
5' firm and stable tread; 2.9 mile loop trail around Hume Lake |
| Jackass Trailhead |
7400 |
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C |
KR |
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| Jerkey Meadow Trailhead |
6400 |
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V |
B |
WD |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead, horse corrals, 11 campsites available |
| Lewis Camp Trailhead |
8150 |
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V |
C |
WD |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead, offers scenic views of the Sierra, crosses the Little Kern River, horse corral, restroom, and tables |
| Rowell Trailhead |
7900 |
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V |
HL |
Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trailhead, 2 overnight campsites available |
| Summit Trailhead |
8150 |
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C |
WD |
Golden Trout Wilderness Trailhead, offers scenic views of the Sierra, meadows, alpine terrain, and lakes |
| Trail of 100 Giants |
6100 |
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A |
WD |
1/2 mile Giant Sequoia Interpretive Trail, 5' width, paved, grades to 8% |
Selected Trails - Length, Elevation Change, and Level of Difficulty(pdf 22kb)
Trail of 100 Giants (pdf 128kb) |
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