The trailhead parking area (with toilets) is the larger of the two ~0.4 miles down the road (past stables). ![]() After paying the entrance fee, continue down Reds Meadow Road for ~2.7 miles and turn right toward Agnew Meadows. If you are arriving outside of 7a-7p, then continue ~1.3 miles to the Devils Postpile entrance station. Follow the road ~0.4 miles to the trailhead. If you are arriving between 7a and 7p, you'll need to park here and take a mandatory shuttle bus into the National Monument to stop #1 (Agnew Meadows). From the Main St/Minaret Road (CA-203) intersection in Mammoth Lakes, follow the Minaret Road northwest for ~4.1 miles to the Mammoth Mountain Village. All overnight stays require a wilderness permit (Inyo National Forest, 76).įinding the Trailhead: Agnew Meadows Trailhead: 37.68190 N, 119.08614 W. Distance: 16.2 miles total Elevation Gain/Loss: 2,450'/3,175'įees & Permits: Entrance fee for Devils Postpile National Monument ($10/vehicle or $7/person on shuttle in 2013). Dogs are allowed on the shuttle buses but must be leashed and muzzled. Required shuttle buses ($7/person in 2013) run between 7a & 7p (vehicles allowed outside of this time range). A topo map and compass are highly recommended. Use-trails exist between Iceberg and Minaret Lakes but in some places disappear. However, this is a very long and strenuous day-hike and we do not recommend this for anyone who is not in very good shape and who does not at least have a little experience in cross-country travel. ![]() This hike starts and ends at different trailheads, but a "free" (entrance fee required) shuttle bus connects the two (within ~0.4 miles). At minimum, ice axes are recommended as a precaution if you are continuing past Iceberg Lake (or coming down from Cecile Lake) because there is no maintained trail there and snowfields last long into the summer above Iceberg Lake. However, the number of people you'll encounter on this hike is extremely low when you consider the setting, especially between Ediza Lake and Minaret Lake. Ediza Lake is a popular backpacking destination and one our favorite places we've been in the Sierra (John Muir too). There are lots of options for shorter day-hikes or spots to set up camp for more leisurely multi-day excursions. Add to this the close proximity of Devils Postpile and Minaret Falls to the end, and you have a truly spectacular hike in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. Ask the park rangers if any of the trails or areas are closed at the time before beginning on a hike.Photos Maps Summary: With lots of waterfalls, lakes, wildflowers, and beautiful mountain peaks, this hike has everything that is great about the Sierra Nevada Range. This area is known to have bears and so hikers are advised to carry bear spray, stay in larger groups, and make noise when going through areas with particularly high bear activity. As the trail comes to the lake, visitors will get to walk through an Alpine meadow, and depending on the time of year, see many wildflowers in bloom. The walls of the cirque are actually an arete, also known as the Ptarmigan Wall, and towers 1500 ft above the trail. Continuing past the waterfall and keeping left at the trail junction, hikers will eventually exit the forest and be greeted by the steep walls of a cirque, whose basin holds Iceberg Lake. Along the way is the Ptarmigan waterfall, though it is hard to get a full view of it from the trail, and the area around the waterfall is very steep and unsafe for hiking. However, about 1.5 miles into the trial, hikers will go through a thick forest as they progress towards Iceberg Lake. From the trailhead, the trail will go through a very open area, which is where the views will be stunning. ![]() Starting at the Swiftcurrent Inn, the trail steadily climbs in elevation, though once hikers reach the fork in the trail and continue to the left, the elevation levels out for a bit. Along the way, hikers will have incredible views of several of the peaks in the area: Mount Grinnell, Swiftcurrent Mountain, Mount Wilbur, and Ptarmigan Wall. The lake sits at the basin of mountains carved by glaciers thousands of years ago. A pleasant trip into Glacier National Park, coming out to be about 9 miles round trip.
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