15 Day JMT Itinerary
This is my 15 day Southbound JMT itinerary from Happy Isles to Whitney Portal. I spent my first night at Little Yosemite Valley.
| Day | Starting Point | Ending Point | Today's Mileage | Total Mileage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Happy Isles Trailhead | Little Yosemite Valley Campground | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
| 2 | Little Yosemite Valley Campground | Tuolumne Backpackers Campground | 18.4 | 23.0 | |
| 3 | Tuolumne Backpackers Campground | ~Thousland Island Lake (on PCT) | 21.3 | 44.3 | Small resupply from Tuolume and breakfast from grill |
| 4 | ~Thousland Island Lake (on PCT) | Upper Crater Meadow | 20.7 | 65.0 | Resupply at Reds Meadows |
| 5 | Upper Crater Meadow | Squaw Lake | 17.0 | 82.0 | Favorite camp spot! |
| 6 | Squaw Lake | Bear Creek | 16.2 | 98.2 | |
| 7 | Bear Creek | Blayney Hot Springs | 11.0 | 109.2 | Resupply at Muir Trail Ranch- last resupply of the trip |
| 8 | Blayney Hot Springs | Evolution Meadow | 11.0 | 120.2 | Took a half day at the hiker hot springs |
| 9 | Evolution Meadow | Uknown Pond | 14.0 | 134.2 | |
| 10 | Uknown Pond | Glacier Creek | 13.3 | 147.5 | |
| 11 | Glacier Creek | J Bench Lake | 14.3 | 161.8 | Cold but gorgeous camping! |
| 12 | J Bench Lake | Arrowhead Lake | 14.6 | 176.4 | |
| 13 | Arrowhead Lake | After descent of Forester Pass | 19.2 | 195.6 | Very cold and windy spot. Not many options around Forester |
| 14 | After descent of Forester Pass | Guitar Lake | 13.8 | 209.4 | Can continue to get closer to final climb up Whitney |
| 15 | Guitar Lake | Whitney Portal | 13.8 | 223.2 | Burger time! Thumb a ride to Lone Pine |
Happy Planning!
