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Twin Lakes Trail

Trail on Twin Lakes, East Fork Clover Creek, Silliman Creek, Marble Fork Kaweah River in Sequoia NP, Sierra Nevada near Silver City, CA

The Twin Lakes Trail (not to be confused with the Lakes Trail) climbs for 7 miles through typical if somewhat mundane Sierra pine forest before reaching its namesake glacial lakes. The forest gradually thins as the trail climbs but never disappears completely.

The Twin Lakes Trail connects to a wealth of long-distance hiking routes and is mostly used by backpackers to access Ranger Lake and the Jennie Lakes Wilderness. As a day hike, it doesn’t have the grand vistas or otherworldly scenery of the Pear Lake or Alta Peak hikes. Except for the lakes, the hike is pretty monotonous; the really good scenery is just beginning at Twin Lakes. On the other hand, the Twin Lakes Trail is less-used and doesn’t have the wide, dusty, over-used look that the first few miles of the Wolverton trails have.

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