Zumwalt Meadow Loop Trail
Zumwalt Meadow Loop Trail is a roughly 3-mile out-and-back foot trail in Kings Canyon National Park, California. Difficulty: moderate, estimated from distance. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line covers only 1.86 mi of it, so don't plan from the map line alone. The figure is for the Park Service's “Zumwalt Meadow” hike, which uses this trail.
- 1.5 mione way
- 3 miround trip
- 1.86 mimapped segment only
- 5,002 fthigh point
- Moderatedifficulty
From the National Park Service
Zumwalt Meadow
Explore a 1 - 3 mile trail that begins near the Kings River, crosses a riparian corridor, and then climbs gently along a rocky hillside.
Read the official NPS description
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