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Black Powder Trailhead 7654’; 11S 736921 4328622

Following the table are details about information, permits, and driving directions to that trailhead.

Next comes the first trip from this trailhead. The trip data—UTM coordinates, total mileage, and hiking/layover days—are included with each trip entry. All trips include an elevation profile, a list of maps, and highlights. Some include HEADS UP!, or special considerations for that trip, and shuttle trips include directions to the take-out trailhead.

1 Bear Corral

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Trip Data: 11S 735694 4338773; 18 miles; 2/1 days

Topos: Pickle Springs

Highlights: Follow a pair of delightful streams to a secluded basin rimmed by granite cliffs on the eastern fringe of XYZ Wilderness.

DAY 1 (Black Powder Trailhead to Bear Corral, 9 miles): From the trailhead, make a short climb northeast through a canopy of lodgepole, red fir, and white fir. Birds are abundant here, especially Steller’s jays, white-crowned sparrows, juncos, and chickadees. Soon the route reaches a junction with the PCT. Turn right (east) here and….