3,626' Down Kennedy Meadows is a little closer but only offers a restaurant and grocery store (no phone). TST day 2, Golden Trout Creek to Coyote Pass. Trail. ... Sourdough Canyon (Bozeman Creek Trail) 3.8 mi 6.1 km • 268' Up 81.61 m Up • 268' Down 81.64 m Down. 5,114' Down • It offers scenic views of the Sierra, meadows, alpine terrain, and lakes. The Golden Trout Lakes trail (Trail #89) is located up Portal Creek in the Gallatin Canyon near Big Sky. (1.8 miles) Back to Trail Directory. The trail winds through the forest and up over a small hill before descending into the valley and giving you a view of the beautiful meadows and stream. 38.1 km I've bumped my way up the Portal Creek road a bunch of times over the past forty years. NOT OKAY! What a change from 12 months ago. I quipped  that James Bond would have loved this road. This is about an injury or accident 5,046' Up 554.53 m Up Official Trail Map for the U.S. National Forest Service. • The creek drains an area of the High Sierra Nevada in the Sequoia National Forest. It is the ancestral home to the Volcano Creek Golden Trout and this particular area has the purist strains. Each rock threatens to jar the fillings out of ones teeth. We choose to enter from east at Horseshoe Meadows from Trail Pass Trail. Your FREE account works with all Adventure Projects sites. Only 12 miles today, but the last 6 comprised a 4000-foot climb on bad trail. 1105.35 m Down, 4.9 mi The 300,000+ acre Golden Trout Wilderness (GTW) was designated by Congress in 1978. Please explain. Beautiful Trail; Even More Beautiful Lakes We did this trail with two other couples in July...it is a beautiful trail that leads to an even more beautiful lake, Golden Trout Lakes. 4,728' Up This year it was a blitzing gush of clear water tinted a rich gold from the rock bed. 1441.04 m Up • Pass over the log bridge or rock hop, and proceed on the flat trail skirting a meadow that holds Cottonwood Creek. Something else? 3,245' Up Golden Trout Wilderness Map USDA OUTTA PRINT / OUTTA STOCK. The Golden Trout Creek volcanic field consists of a group of cinder cones and lava flows in the Toowa Toowa valley of the Sierra Nevada, California, about 25 km south of Mount Whitney. Contour lines at 80 foot intervals show elevation. • 19.9 km All waters on the Kern Plateau are open to angling, although many are accessible only by trail since both watersheds are largely encompassed within the Golden Trout … After just 0.6 miles, this track comes to Chicken Spring Lake, a worthy turn around point for an 8.2-mile hike. 5,077' Up The Golden Trout wilderness was named for the brightly colored native golden Take the trail south (left) to Tunnel Meadow after Golden Trout Creek. Volcano Creek is a tributary of it. Add Rating. Vehicles are not permitted in wilderness areas. No obstacles. Golden Trout Lakes Trail #83 Difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, and fishing and is best used from April until September. Golden Trout Creek is an approximately 9-mile (14 km) long tributary of the Kern River, flowing in northeastern Tulare County, California. The trip begins on a mostly sandy trail leading you North into the Golden trout Wilderness. 4,727' Down The dogs get fed before we hit the trail. Cottonwood Lake #1 via South Fork Cottonwood Creek Trail and Cottonwood Lakes Trail Volcano Creek: About 14.5 miles from the Cottonwood Trailhead. 3,245' Down Of course, they end up with part of our lunch as well. • 2. Posted on July 20, 2019 August 8, 2019 Author Drew. • However, their populations have been imperiled since the early 1900s. Each trip reaffirms the fact that the road sucks. Trail Rides are offered from May-October at this time. A fit hiker can probably make it to either destination in an hour or so. One accesses Windy Pass (a nice hike in it's own right), the other heads off to the Golden Trout Lakes. 1440.77 m Down, 19.0 mi Bozeman, MT. 554.43 m Down, 15.0 mi To access the trail head, turn east onto Portal Creek Road #984 and continue southeast for 6.8 miles. Rate Quality . Of this total, 111,148 acres is on the Sequoia National Forest and the remainder on the Inyo National Forest. The Golden Trout Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada, in Tulare County and Inyo County, California. 1547.59 m Up Spam? And not the last hard hike either. There are 3 campgrounds and 3 major trail heads leading out. 3,808' Up The Golden Trout Wilderness encompasses 304,000 acres in an area known as the Kern Plateau, at the southern end of the Sierra Nevada. Along the journey to and from the Kern River there is the opportunity to fish the Golden Trout’s native waters, Golden Trout Creek and Volcano Creek from our camp at Little Whitney Meadow. From the east, most visitors approach from Hwy 395 near Lone Pine. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Food was incredible. • 3,808' Down It's 60 miles to Kernville and 75 miles to Ridgecrest. My wife packs kibble too. Toowa valley is a broad and open valley about 8600 feet high, dotted with cones rising 100-200 m above the valley floor. The historic distribution of California golden trout includes two watersheds draining the Kern Plateau of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountain range in California: Golden Trout Creek and the South Fork Kern River. 988.98 m Down, 20.0 mi • Taking other people's content (text, photos, etc) without permission is a copyright violation and Happy hiking. Straight ahead, the trail continues west across Golden Trout Wilderness and down to Big Whitney Meadow. An Adventure Projects staff member will review this and take an appropriate action, but we generally don't reply. Two subspecies of golden trout are recognized; South Fork Kern golden trout and the Little K… Golden Trout Lake is just below, supposedly reached by a trail that ends by its eastern edge, though this is barely discernible, especially early in the season when patches of snow remain. After encountering meadows and open forest with Jeffrey Pines, fir, willows, dogwood, the river provides wonderful swimming pools filled with Golden Trout. Cottonwood Lakes Trail provides a scenic romp through the Southeastern Sierra with alpine lakes and mountain views. Well that was a hard hike. To the right, the PCT heads northwest toward Rock Creek, Lower Soldier Lake, and the whole of Sequoia National Park. Volcano Creek is a tributary into Golden Trout Creek above Volcano Falls. The trail head is equipped with adequate parking. Flat. MAHOGANY CREEK TRAIL (34E25) - Starts at the end of the Sam Lewis Road 21S97 and ties into the Rattlesnake Creek Trail. The South Fork Kern River is a designated Wild Trout Water. Golden Trout Lake Loop is a 5.1 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Independence, California that features a lake and is rated as difficult. 30.6 km Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. From Sherman Pass Road to Trout Creek this trail has two steep sections that make it best suited for the intermediate rider. 989.1 m Up The Golden Trout Wilderness was designated by Congress in 1978. ... Another hour and half on the trail and we made it to native trout mecca. 1160.7 m Up His martini would have been extremely well shaken. The trailhead serves double duty as it's the jumping off place for two trails. Map scale 1:63,360. Trail runs north and south along the Western Divide crossing Mountaineer Creek and Pecks Canyon Creek. Being a jerk / offensive? Home » Outdoors » TST day 2, Golden Trout Creek to Coyote Pass. Located south of Mount Whitney and west of the city of Lone Pine, the trail travels through the Golden Trout Wilderness and the John Muir Wilderness to … Trail ends at Sheep Mountain entrance of the Golden Trout Wilderness (GTW). The fishing is great (trophy Kern River 'bows) but the scenery was even greater. We ran into another set of hikers on the way up and they had on very large bells (they had run into a couple of griz the day before while We camp near each of the creeks, with ample opportunity to angle for these beautiful fish. Horseshoe Meadows is one of the major gateways into the GTW, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and of course the infamous Cottonwood Lakes. Most maps in the Trail Finder are from a high level to provide an overview of each area. Of course he would have thrown his drink all over the ceiling of his vehicle. Pack mules carry all the guests’ food, camping gear and personal items while experienced and knowledgeable packers set up a comfortable camp each night. 1558.64 m Down, 12.4 mi 32.2 km 7.9 km Starting from the end of Horseshoe Meadows Road,the trail over Cottonwood Pass goes to the northern portion of the Golden Trout Wilderness.Small streams meander through tree-rimmed meadows in this wilderness area named for California's state fish, the Golden Trout. My favorite part of the trip was making a day trip up and over the falls to Golden Trout Creek/Volcano Creek where we caught the illusive scores of lil' Golden Trout. The road is in rough condition and is better suited for vehicles with a higher clearance. Golden Trout Creek is a designated Heritage and Wild Trout Water. 1,819' Up 1160.65 m Down. Usually not too much though or they'll puke it up while traveling to the trailhead, or as soon as they hit the ground. The creek has two forks that extend about 5 miles from 9700 feet to 8300 feet elevation. Some uneven terrain. After a stay in Little Whitney Meadow, the trail drops sharply down to the Kern River (good view up the canyon as you descend). Detailed road network shown. Golden Trout Creek is normally a lazy meandering kaleidoscope of red, yellow, green, black, grey, and white stones. • 1,819' Down Encompassing 475 square miles in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests. Regulations & Recommendations. The 303,287-acre Golden Trout Wilderness (GTW) was designated by Congress in 1978. It is located 40 miles (64 km) east of Porterville, California within Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Forest. Getting to Golden Trout Creek requires a lengthy hike. After a mile there is reliable water in the form of a creek. Golden Trout Wilderness, South Golden Trout Wilderness, South Golden Trout Wilderness, West Golden Trout Wilderness, West. Land Manager: USFS - Gallatin National Forest Office, 23.7 mi You pass a rare natural bridge abgout halfway down. All content, incoherent babble and photography © Lester A. Kish (unless otherwise noted). The Golden Trout Wilderness is at the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada in California, 150 miles north of Los Angeles. At mile 7.25 at the western edge of Whitney Meadows, turn left (south) down Golden Trout Creek until reaching Tunnel Guard Station. • Golden Trout Creek Golden Trout Creek, a large tributary of the upper main stem (North Fork) Kern River, supports a healthy population of the California golden trout.The Golden Trout Creek drainage flows roughly 19 miles total moving south and then west from the Cirque Peak-Siberian Pass area of the southern Sierra Nevada. Hi Mikle, thanks for the input. 24.1 km • From here, the trail swings west and continues downhhill to Little Whitney Meadow. • 1537.98 m Up Golden Trout Wilderness is a protected area in California. Rate Difficulty (optional) Easy. Mostly flat. Extending from the western foothills all the way to the eastern high desert, the Golden Trout Wilderness can be reached from both sides of the Sierra Nevada range. The camp could not have been set at a better place on the Kern River. Neither trail is terribly difficult. The area is traversed by several hundred miles of scenic trails and two wild and scenic rivers (North and South Forks of the Kern River). Two Hour Ride- $55 per person Our most popular ride features wide-open meadows, seasonal wildflower blooms and a trek along the shaded Clicks Creek where you may spot a native Golden Trout. The Golden Trout lakes offer a scenic getaway just out of the Gallatin Valley Canyon. Begin and end at Horseshoe Meadow Streams meander through tree-rimmed meadows. The GTW was named for the brightly colored native golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) which is the California State Fish. Create Recommended Route or Of this total, approximately 111,000 acres is on the Sequoia National Forest and the remainder is on the Inyo National Forest. Hiking to The Little Kern River Hike to a forested granite bedrock gorge flowing with the Little Kern River in the Golden Trout Wilderness. Easy/Intermediate. 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