Itinerary of JMT, North Bound, 21 days
This is our itinerary for our 2017 hike of the JMT. It is based on the actual miles we hiked in 2016, but without a side trip to Wallace Lake. I was 66 in 2016, and these mileages represent how far I was able to hike each day. We stopped when I was exhausted.
Day Destination miles elevation b l d
1 Long Lake 5.8 1100 0 1 1
2 New Army Pass, Rock Creek 7 1200 1 1 1
3 Crabtree Meadow 10 1620 1 1 1
4 Zero day or climb mt. Whitney 16 3000 1 1 1
5 Tyndall Creek 12.1 1673 1 1 1
6 over Forester to Vidette Meadow 8 2495 1 1 1
day of horse packer pickup 1
food in bear canister at start: 6 6 6
7 food pickup, Rae Lakes camp 10 1680 0 1 1
8 Twin Lakes 11.5 2791 1 1 1
9 Pinchot Pass, S fork Kings R. 10 1640 1 1 1
10 Mather Pass, Palisade Lake 12 1200 1 1 1
11 to Big Pete Mdw 12 1970 1 1 1
12 Muir Pass, Evolution Lake 14 2800 1 1 1
13 Muir Trail Ranch 15 200 1 1 0
14 MTR zero day 0 0 0 0 0
Food in horse packer bucket 6 76
food in MTR bucket for day 13 0 0 1
foor in MTR bucket for day 14 1 1 0
15 Selmer Pass, Marie LK 8 2136 0 0 1
16 Quail Mdw 12 880 1 1 1
17 Silver Pass, Tully Hole 10 3060 1 1 1
18 Reds Mdw 18 743 1 1 0
food in MTR bucket 4 4 4
19 1000 Island Lake 7 1800 0 1 1
20 Lyell Canyon 10 1362 1 1 1
21 Tullumne Mdw 6 0 1 1 0
Food in Reds bucket 2 3 2