Guardians Loop Trail

Guardians Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Guardians Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Guardians Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.51392, -119.59741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guardians Loop Trail

• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ostrander Lake · lake · Mariposa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~24 km · Must-see
• Breeze Lake · lake · Madera · ~24 km · Must-see
• Breeze Lake · lake · Mineral · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Lake · lake · Mineral · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blackie Lake · lake · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Triple Divide Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Glacier Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Vernal Fall · attraction · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~30 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see

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Other treks near Guardians Loop Trail

• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see
• John Muir Trail · trek · Fresno · ~85 km · Must-see
• Theodore Solomons Trail · trek · Fresno · ~105 km · Must-see
• Pohono Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~28 km
• Panorama Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~29 km
• Mist Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~30 km
• Half Dome Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~34 km
• PCT - California Section I · trek · Tuolumne · ~83 km
• PCT - California Section H · trek · Fresno · ~91 km
• Mariposa Grove Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~1 km

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