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Shoutout to the ranger who told me the real length of the John Muir Trail
I was planning a trip and looking at the official maps online, which all said the JMT is 211 miles. Then I talked to a ranger at the Tuolumne Meadows station last month, and she pulled out an old survey map. She said the actual walking distance, if you count every switchback and detour around downed trees, is closer to 221 miles. That extra 10 miles of climbing over a two week trip is a big deal for pack weight planning. Has anyone else had a trail's listed length be that far off from reality?
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