John Muir Trail

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John Muir Trail is a long-distance trail in the United States of America running 211 miles (340 km) from the Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney. Much of the trail serves as a section of the longer Pacific Crest Trail. It is named for naturalist John Muir.

The trail is entirely in California and runs through Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia National Park, Inyo National Forest (including the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas), and Devils Postpile National Monument.

Construction of the trail, begun a year after Muir's death in 1915 with a $10,000 grant from the California legislature, was completed in 1938 with the construction of the portion of the trail over Mather Pass.