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Paiute Pass Trail 30E01 - 2 members in 6 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Aug 01 2023
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49 male
 Joined Jun 20 2003
 Tucson, AZ
Paiute Pass Trail 30E01Sierra Nevada, CA
Paiute Pass Trail 30E01
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Aug 01 2023
fricknaley • Triplogs 4,124
Hiking13.70 Miles 2,550 AEG
Hiking13.70 Miles   6 Hrs   52 Mns   2.00 mph
2,550 ft AEG      1 Min Break10 LBS Pack
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hiked up to the Pass then a couple miles into the basin.

partly cloudy skies made for nice cloud cover and lighting. nice climb up through the trees in to high country where you start paralleling stunning alpine lakes with more waterfalls and creeks than you can count. infinite wild flowers and everything green with a bunch of relatively easy snow fields to cross to the pass. spent time chilling at the pass both ways. dropped down into the Humphrey basin for more eye candy. water flowing everywhere including along the trail. saw some marmots and very few people.

on my list of all time favorites
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Jul 07 2022
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63 male
 Joined Mar 27 2006
 Descanso CA
North-lake to South-lake loop, CA 
North-lake to South-lake loop, CA
 
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robxxx • Triplogs 56
 Backpack60.00 Miles 20,000 AEG
 Backpack60.00 Miles6 Days         
20,000 ft AEG35 LBS Pack
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Muir Pass to Selden Pass - JMT
Mather Pass to Muir Pass - JMT
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Wow this is an amazing loop in the Sierra's ! I haven't posted some of my latest hikes but had to do this one before too long.
This is a 60 mile near-loop hike going up and down 3 passes for a total of 20k up and down and top elevation at ~ 12k, low at 8k.
So it was up out of tree line then back down to the trees. Lakes and streams and flowers everywhere ! Stunning views of the peaks every day. Scenic meadows, one with a coyote. The trail is very clear yet can be quite rocky at times, hit a small amount snow near Muir Pass. Alot of people out there as part of the loop is on the popular John Muir / PCT trail. Incredibly I met an AZ trail hiker I met in Feb by Muir Pass on this trip ! His nickname is "Cheezit". At a stream crossing I fell face first but was ok ! My gps went flying into the stream, lost ! Next time it's getting tied down ! Its terrifying falling out there, but that's what makes it exciting ! Its a bit hard going up to 11k+ , mostly tiring but you get used to it and now that Im back home I feel very strong on hills. Alot of trout fishers , most lakes have trout. Actually saw some rangers ! Ok Ill post some more AZ trips, headed to Yosemite in Sept, Grand Canyon November , AZ trail anytime ! The best site that describes this hike can be found here

https://socalhiker.net/backpacking-nort ... -overview/

Rob
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[ checklist ]  Bishop Pass
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Sep 17 2018
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79 male
 Joined Dec 07 2010
 Phoenix, AZ
Paiute Pass Trail 30E01Sierra Nevada, CA
Paiute Pass Trail 30E01
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar Sep 17 2018
Oregon_Hiker • Triplogs 626
Hiking10.40 Miles 2,401 AEG
Hiking10.40 Miles   9 Hrs   15 Mns   1.12 mph
2,401 ft AEG
 
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This was day hike #4 on my tour of Eastern Sierra trails and another one with amazingly beautiful scenery. The trailhead is located in the small North Lake Campground which only allows parking for campers with no RVs or trailers allowed. A large parking lot for hikers is located 0.6 miles down the road near the horse pack station. The gravel road into North Lake has some narrow one lane sections and tight turns so is not recommended for large RVs and trailers. I was staying at the Sabrina CG near the Sabrina Trailhead which was a short drive from North Lake.

The first 1.2 miles of the trail passes through forest staying close to North Fork Bishop Creek which it crosses a couple of times. Glimpses of the rusty red Piute Crags on the north side of the canyon can be seen through breaks in the trees. From there the trail switchbacks up a very steep short section of the canyon to arrive at the first lake, Loch Levin, leaving the red Piute Crags behind. The trail continues past a string of small lakes with no names and the larger Piute Lake on its way to Piute Pass. The trail is well constructed and maintained.

I encountered several backpackers who were doing a 4 day trip connecting with the south bound Pacific Crest Trail through Evolution Valley and exiting across Bishop Pass to the South Lake Trailhead. I was told this is a popular and well documented Eastern Sierra backpacking trip. One young couple doing this trip were from Ukraine. The woman was very serious never cracking a smile which was very unusual in such a beautiful place. Her male companion was the usual happy hiker but he had trouble keeping up with his companion and I had doubts he would be able to complete their planned trek. Perhaps that was the reason for her sour nature. Throughout my hikes on this journey I was constantly being passed by other faster and more fit hikers on the uphill sections. When I passed this couple I mentioned to the woman who was far ahead of her companion that they had the honor of being the first hikers in 4 days of hiking that I had passed going uphill. She sternly voiced her excuse in a clipped accent "We had snacks!"

On my return through the North Lake Campground I passed a campsite occupied by three men with no car. One man seeing my camera case asked if I had a spare SD memory card he could buy from me. He had purchased a new SD card for his camera (the only camera in the group) for their planned 4 day backpacking trip and were starting the trek the next morning. Their car had been dropped off at their exit location. He had just discovered that his new SD card was dead. I tried it in my camera and confirmed it was indeed dead. So I sold him my 16gb spare for the amount it would cost me to replace it. The card was full with old photos but he couldn't figure out how to format the card in his older Cannon camera. I took care of that for him and then took another look at his dead SD card. It wasn't actually an SD card, it was the adapter used for making the micro SD card work in the slot for the larger SD card. I asked him what happened to the micro SD card and he said he had left it back home because it was too small to fit the slot in his camera and he had assumed the other device in the package was a larger SD card (they do look very much alike). After leaving their camp I encountered a solo backpacker walking down the road towards the parking lot in the gathering dusk. He was a section hiker headed north on the JMT and asked for a ride to Bishop which was where he thought I was headed. He had left his car at the South Lake trailhead which was a much closer drive so I gave him a ride there instead and returned to my camp at Sabrina. Two good deeds in one day, I was completely full of myself. :)
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[ checklist ]  Loch Leven  Piute Crags  Piute Lake  Piute Pass
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Sep 09 2016
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67 female
 Joined Nov 17 2008
 phoenix, az
North Lake Campground, CA 
North Lake Campground, CA
 
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trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,660
Car Camping3.19 Miles 1,003 AEG
Car Camping3.19 Miles   1 Hour   23 Mns   2.39 mph
1,003 ft AEG
 
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this was our third trip to the eastern sierras
left early friday morning, arriving in bishop mid afternoon
drove up highway 168, checking out several campgrounds along the way
ended up at north lake campground, getting one of the last spots
a little higher and cooler, but our first big hike would begin 20 yards from our campsite - pretty convenient
john and denny agreed to a short acclimation/exploration/shakedown hike
we went up paiute pass trail about a mile and a half and turned around
didn't realized we gained 1000 feet in that short distance
nice to be moving after a long ride in the flying focus ;)
this was the coldest night, and with sunset just after 7:00, we were all in our sleeping bags pretty early
we'd been discussing this trip for several months, and had three good dayhikes planned
picked hikes from denny's book from the three trailheads nearby: north lake, lake sabrina, and south lake
a great weekend camping and hiking with the boys in this beautiful area :D
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Sep 09 2016
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63 male
 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
North Lake Campground, CA 
North Lake Campground, CA
 
Hiking avatar Sep 09 2016
Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,654
Hiking3.19 Miles 1,003 AEG
Hiking3.19 Miles   1 Hour   23 Mns   2.31 mph
1,003 ft AEG
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I was lucky enough to get to do another trip over to the Sierra Nevada's with John and Kelly. We were not doing any long hikes on this trail so we used it for our leg stretcher while we got acclimated. It had some nice views and a cool little creek running.
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 chandler,az
North Lake Campground, CA 
North Lake Campground, CA
 
Car Camping avatar Sep 09 2016
johnlp • Triplogs 5,208
Car Camping3.19 Miles 1,003 AEG
Car Camping3.19 Miles   1 Hour   23 Mns   2.39 mph
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Kelly tried to whip us into shape in one day. It didn't work! :)
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