High Trail

High 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 High 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 High Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.57211, -119.66436. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Trail

• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~28 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sonora Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• China Spring · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Night Cap Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Trail

Other treks near High Trail

• Tahoe Rim Trail · trek · El Dorado · ~77 km · Must-see
• Four Mile Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~117 km · Must-see
• PCT - California Section J · trek · Alpine · ~19 km
• PCT - California Section I · trek · Tuolumne · ~68 km
• PCT - California Section K · trek · Placer · ~90 km
• Half Dome Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~115 km
• Mist Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~118 km
• Panorama Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~119 km
• Pohono Trail · trek · Mariposa · ~120 km
• PCT - California Section L · trek · Sierra · ~149 km

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