Trails

What people carry on the JMT

Pick a trail to see every pack hikers have published for it, what most of them carry, and how it compares with other long trails.

John Muir Trail

214 mi Yosemite to Mount Whitney, California

What this trail asks of your pack

  • Bear canister required the whole way
  • Long resupply gaps: often 7–10 days of food
  • Passes above 11,000 ft; cold mornings
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Trail vs trail

JMTCT
Packs01
Median base weight—10.6 lb
Lightest—10.6 lb
Quilt instead of a bag—100%
Trail runners—100%
Bear canister—0%
Ice axe—0%
Satellite messenger—0%

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