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The route undulates across the lush, steep canyon of Line Creek (7630´) and then, in 1.4 more miles, across Bear Creek (7300´), to arrive in another 0.8 mile at the Deer Creek Trailhead.

Florence Lake Trailhead 7360’; 11S 324899 4127475

Information and Permits: This trailhead is in Sierra National Forest: 1600 Tollhouse Road, Clovis, CA 93611, 559-297-0706, www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/. Permits are required for overnight stays, and quotas apply; reserved permits and on-demand permits are available.

Driving Directions: From Fresno, take State Hwy. 168 northeast for 42 winding, slow miles toward its end at a T junction on the east shore of Huntington Lake at the community of Lakeshore. Just before reaching Lakeshore, turn right onto the Kaiser Pass Road at the Eastwood Forest Service Center. The road quickly becomes very steep, narrow, and bumpy before Kaiser Pass and is even worse beyond the pass. Blind curves and reckless drivers are problems on this stretch. Allow time to drive very slowly (about 10 mph). As the road descends north and then east from the pass, find seasonally open High Sierra Ranger Station, where you can get on-demand permits. One mile beyond is the Lake Edison/Florence Lake Y junction. Turn right (east) on the Florence Lake Road for another 6 miles to the overnight parking lot. Beyond the far end of the lot, look leftward to the store and water taxi or rightward to the trailhead.