What to expect
Check out some of the best hiking, walking and backpacking routes in Valyermo, California. The Jackson Lake to Jackson Flats Observation Tower via PCT is the most popular trail. The trail with the highest elevation climb is the Jackson Lake to Jackson Flats Observation Tower via PCT and the trail with the least amount of climbing is the Manzanita Trail. The longest trail is the Manzanita Trail at 18 km. For a shorter adventure you can try the Lightning Ridge Nature Trail at 1 km. Get off line access to History, Water, Peak, and Campsite locations and much more with a Hiiker subscription.
Trail difficulty calculations
To understand how we calculate a trail's difficulty please check out our blog post on the subject:
https://blog.hiiker.app/2020/07/08/measuring-the-difficulty-of-a-hiking-trail-on-hiiker
