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Topos: Kaiser Peak

Highlights: This demanding trip’s highlight is the ascent of Kaiser Peak, with its spectacular views that encompass the central Sierra Nevada and the San Joaquin River’s watershed. Note the shuttle alternative for ssss1.

HEADS UP! For an easier trip, take this trip in reverse. Whichever way you go, take plenty of water, for long stretches of this strenuous trip are usually dry (watercourses are seasonal). The rugged terrain means that mapped lakes are often impossible to reach, so campsites are almost nonexistent unless you are prepared to dry camp. Nellie Lake is the exception.

DAY 1 (Deer Creek Trailhead to Nellie Lake, 11 miles): From the trailhead, two trails diverge. Your route turns left (northeast) toward Kaiser Peak and reaches another junction in 100 yards, where you continue straight ahead (northeast). Ascending under mature and fragrant Jeffrey pines, the trail narrows and steadily rises 400 feet in the first half mile to meet Deer Creek on the right. Paralleling the creek, the trail begins a long series of switchbacks ascending to College Rock. After a steep 2.5 miles, College Rock (9055´) is an ideal resting spot.