I hiked 15 miles to Trail Peak and along the Cottonwood Pass Loop from the Cottonwood Pack Station (Horseshoe Meadows). I had been wanting to explore more of this wilderness for sometime. All year long I think about summer in the sierra, and visiting places like this. The Golden Trout Wilderness is located in the southern sierra, and is a pristine wilderness, filled with rocky granite peaks, such as Mount Langley, Cirque Peak, and my destination for the day, Trail Peak. The way to Trail Peak, included a climb up Trail Pass, and hiking on the PCT. I passed several PCT hikers, and JMT hikers here. The marked trail to this peak on Alltrails maps is not a trail at all. After leaving the PCT, making the approach to trail peak, the choice is yours since it is entirely off trail to the peak. This hike was very steep and included class 2 scrambling, along with lots of boulder hopping, where you get to choose your own adventure.
