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Congress Trail

Trail on Little Deer Creek, Sherman Creek in Sequoia NP, Sierra Nevada near Three Rivers, CA

The Congress Trail is a popular paved loop that starts at the General Sherman Tree, the largest in the world, and goes about a mile south to an impressive collection of immense sequoias, a few of which look just as big as the Sherman Tree, and some unusual clusters of sequoia. The Congress Trail is the most impressive trail in the park; no other trail has so many big sequoias in such a short distance.

Although the trail to the Sherman Tree is a continuous stream of people, almost everyone turns around after reaching it. A few hundred yards past the tree the Congress Trail becomes remarkably quiet, with maybe a group every 1-2 minutes at peak times.

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