Muir Grove

California

California

Free — you'll pick up right here.

2.5 mi

Distance

299 ft

Gain

No verdict for this trail

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What we do know

  • Inside Sequoia National Park

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Out & back

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Muir Grove

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Elevation & route

Distance
2.5 mi
Elevation gain
299 ft
Highest point
6,840 ft
Lowest point
6,591 ft
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Permits & access

Managing agency
National Park Service

About this trail

Muir Grove is a 2.49-mile out-and-back trail in California managed by the National Park Service. The trail gains 299 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 6,840 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

High point
6,840 ft
Length (round trip)
5 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
National Park Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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