Gardiner Basin Trail

Trail in Kings Canyon · California

9.5 mi one way · 3,426 ft gain · 4h 52m · Point to point.

A remote, largely off-trail backcountry route reached via Bubbs Creek from Roads End, crossing two rugged ~11,000-ft passes to a basin dotted with over a dozen alpine lakes, with views of Mount Clarence King, Mount Cotter, and the Palisades.

Trailhead: 36.7779, -118.4276.

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