Hiking California’s Golden Trout Wilderness

Hiking California's Golden Trout Wilderness will help readers choose and plan a day hike or backpack in the Golden Trout Wilderness or South Sierra Wilderness best suited to their time, energy, experience, and personal preferences. There are 43 specially selected backcountry adventures meticulously prepared by backcountry guide Suzanne Swedo.

Hiking California's Golden Trout Wilderness will help outdoor enthusiasts choose and plan a day hike or backpacking trip in the Golden Trout Wilderness or South Sierra Wilderness best suited to their time, energy, experience, and personal preferences. It offers a preview of what they are likely to see and experience along their chosen route: geological features, historical sites, trees, birds, flowers, and mammals. It helps readers anticipate places where the trail is faint, where it is clear, where and when rivers and streams are special sources of delight, or where there may be obstacles to travel. There are 43 specially selected backcountry adventures meticulously prepared by backcountry guide Suzanne Swedo.

Inside readers will find: detailed maps, accurate route profiles showing the ups and downs of each hike, tips on equipment, trip planning, hiking with dogs and children, accurate directions, difficulty ratings, trail contacts, and more.

1) Giant Sequoia Country
2) The Little Kern and Tributaries
3) The Kern River
4) The Great Western Divide
5) Heart of the Wilderness
6) The Sierra Crest & The Kern Plateau
7) South Sierra Wilderness
8) The Pacific Crest Trail