# Theodore Solomons Trail

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Hiking trail in California, United States

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Theodore Solomons Trail Length 271.3 mi (436.6 km) Location California, United States Trailheads Glacier Point trailhead, Yosemite Horseshoe Meadow Use backpacking, hiking, trail running Difficulty Moderate to strenuous Sights Yosemite Valley, Sierra Nevada Hazards Snowmelt, icy slopes early season, altitude Trail map

The **Theodore Solomons Trail** is a [long-distance trail](/source/Long-distance_trail) in the [Sierra Nevada](/source/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)) mountain range of [California](/source/California), passing through [Yosemite](/source/Yosemite_National_Park), [Kings Canyon](/source/Kings_Canyon_National_Park), and [Sequoia National Parks](/source/Sequoia_National_Park), and the [Sierra National Forest](/source/Sierra_National_Forest). From the northern terminus at [Glacier Point](/source/Glacier_Point) in Yosemite and the southern terminus located at Horseshoe Meadow, the trail's official length is 271.3 miles (436.6 km). For almost all of its length, the trail is in the Middle Sierra backcountry and wilderness areas.

The trail was developed by Dennis R. Gagnon in 1974 as a lower elevation alternative to the popular [John Muir Trail](/source/John_Muir_Trail), which it runs largely parallel to. The trail was named for the explorer [Theodore Solomons](/source/Theodore_Solomons).

## See also

- [Ecology of the Sierra Nevada](/source/Ecology_of_the_Sierra_Nevada)

- [Long-distance trails in the United States](/source/Long-distance_trails_in_the_United_States)

- [Sierra High Route](/source/Sierra_High_Route)

## References

- Buscombe, Gary (1983). *A Hiking Guide to the Theodore Solomons Trail*. High Adventure Press.

- Gagnon, Dennis (1992). [*Guide to the Theodore Solomons Trail*](https://archive.org/details/guidetotheodores0000gagn). Western Tanager. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0934136343](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0934136343).

## External links

- [Overview and Map of the Theodore Solomons Trail](http://socalhiker.net/backpacking/theodore-solomons-trail/)

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