Hiking from Quartz Mountain Trailhead to Wawona

[SnowdoniaWales]

Has anyone hiked/backpacked from Quartz Mountain trailhead to Wawona through Chilnualna Falls?

[AlmostThere]

Sure.

It means you have to rent a bear can from somewhere other than the park, of course, and you can't take a dog with you. And someone has to pick you up and drive you for an hour and a half on variably-paved and unpaved roads, to get back to the vehicle you left there, or you have to turn around and hike back. There's not a lot of scenery other than the reedy little lakes and the creek.

There was a fire in the Chilnualna area, this year, so there may be a section of trail that's closed.

[SnowdoniaWales]

Thank you for your response!!!

I was thinking of hiking it in one day. I would leave a car at the Chilnualna Falls trailhead and then someone would drop me off at Quartz Mountain trailhead.

It sounds like the views and the hiking trail(s) aren't great, but I would do it for the adventure, get to know another part of the park, and for exercise.

Thoughts?

[AlmostThere]

How much driving do you have to do to get to Oakhurst? Wawona is about an hour from there. You'll drive to Wawona, backtrack- that's two hours, and then another hour to Quartz trailhead. How much daylight do you need?

[SnowdoniaWales]

Thank you. Good points on the travel time.

If I do it, I will bring the head lamp.

Thank you for your responses.